Why use the term Trisomy 21 rather than Down syndrome?
April 27, 2013
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>>Why do you use the term Trisomy 21 rather than Down syndrome? Do people even get it?<< The decision to use the term Trisomy 21 on my
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>>Why do you use the term Trisomy 21 rather than Down syndrome? Do people even get it?<< The decision to use the term Trisomy 21 on my
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