Down's syndrome

Description

Down syndrome: Down syndrome is a chromosomal abnormality caused by the presence of a third (partial or total) copy of chromosome 21 and that is characterized by variable intellectual disability, muscular hypotonia, and joint laxity, often associated with a characteristic facial dysmorphism and various anomalies such as cardiac, gastrointestinal, or endocrine defects.

Data source
FinnGen phenocode Q17_DOWN'S_SYNDR
Hospital Discharge registry ICD-10: Q90
Cause of Death registry ICD-10: Q90
Level in the ICD-hierarchy 3
First defined in version DF4
Ontology
DOID 14250
GWAS catalog 0001064
MESH D004314
SNOMED CT 41040004

Key figures

Sex All Female Male
Number of individuals 33 20 13
Unadjusted prevalence (%) 0.02 0.02 0.02
Mean age at first event (years) 31.35 32.14 30.14
Case fatality at 5-years (%) 9.09 10.0 7.69

Longitudinal metrics

Sex All Female Male
Median nb. of events per indiv. 2 2 5
Recurrence at 6 months (%) 54.55 55.0 53.85

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