is it only white people who suffer from down syndrome or is there also black or asians being disabled this way
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The incidence of Down syndrome is the same for all races - about 1 in 800 newborns
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Absent a history of trauma, surgery or disease it would most\nlikely be classified as a normal variant.  Many people are\nasymmetric, i.e. not equal from left or right side.
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mostly asians have white skin like koreans,japanese,vietnamese(from what i noticed) but some asians has brown,tan,light yellow skin.so yah.
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Yes it does really have downs syndrome.  They interviewed the parents on TV.
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wow dude wow. im freinds with an asian that can drink me under the table... maybe its more a size thing than a racial thing... ie asians as a whole are shorter than westerners.. the less you weight the less aclhohl you can absorb.
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It's not their fault if they're deaf.Every person is born as they are! It's just foolish and Evil to consider people dumb because of how they're born.We don't get choices when we're born.Right?These individuals inspite of having a handicap still try to succeed,And that is amazing.If these people try to live a better life by finding ways and means and try to escape from the bondages of Handicap ,It is not only Great but also means they are indeed smart .They speak through their mind and soul instead of their mouth that's the only difference .Anyone who hates them is as bad as the Nazis!
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I don't, but fyi Down's Syndrome is caused by trans-located chromosomes, a.k.a. non-disjunction.  It's likely there are some parents on Y!A with one.
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There are Mongoloid Asians (Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Filipino, etc.) and there are Caucasoid Asians (Persians, Arabs, Indians, etc.). Skin color has absolutely nothing to do with race. The term "white" is not meant to be taken literally. Race is more about skull size and bone structure. By definition, Caucasian ("white") people are those whose ancestry originated in not only Europe but North Africa, the Middle East, South Asia as well as much of Central Asia.
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I know lots of people with Down Syndrome. My sister has Downs, as well as I teach a dance class for kids with Downs. I love it, and so do they. I can totally mimic your comment about your brother that you are proud of him and wouldn't trade him for anything. I feel the exact same way about my sister. Today was actually her 19th birthday. I can't believe it! I still remember the day she was born. She is seriously my best friend. We do everything together. The highlight of my week is when I get to teach my dance class. The kids love to entertain! They are really good too, My sister is actually just tried out for the university talent show competing against the entire student body, and made it. At the show, she got a standing ovation after her dance. It was so neat, it gave me warm fuzzies all over!!!
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Many of the worlds most intelligent and famous people throughout history had special needs. One example is Albert Einstein.  He was doing very poorly in school and the teachers did not like him and thought he was just a slacker. His mother had to take him out of school and decided to home school. He was a genius. \n\nMost people who are special needs eg. ADD,ADHD,DYSLEXIA, etc usually have 'above' average intelligence. The can have memory problems and seem out of it but anyone who knows them, is aware that this is not about intelligence.\n\nPeople who do not understand them tend to 'treat' them poorly and unless they get 'a lot' of strong support elsewhere they can fail at life because of their very low self esteem - but not because they are dumb. \n\nSo it is mistreatment that leaves them winding up in prisons, correction facilities etc. Many are already convinced that they are 'losers' in grade 'one.' They have been destroyed while still babes - unless there is intervention. Public abuse because of ignorance is their real downfall.  \n\nDon't listen to the comments about SPELL CHECK. Everybody makes mistakes, and your question was 'perfectly' understandable. Only a moron would have trouble understanding it. The others are just being cruel.
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First of all, you're probably grouping the entire Asian race into one section. Secondly, so what? Are you racist? Why should you care? I see a bunch of white kids with braces and glasses, and a bunch without. Same with every race. Get a life.
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COLORBLIND WMEN ARE RARELY FIND. BUT IF SO HAPPEN THEN THE THIRD GENRATION WILL BE AFFECTED N NOT THEIR CHILDRN! AS WMEN HAV XX CHROMOSOMES N MEN HAV XY CHROMOSOME
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No, caucasians who get aids tend to be gay or I.V. drug abusers. America puts these white people in the same catagory with all the other untermench.
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Down syndrome is not inherited. It happens when something goes wrong in the formation of either the egg or the sperm. Normal people recieve a copy of each chromosome from both parents. People with down syndrome have an extra copy of chromosome 21.  When one of the sex cells was developed, the two copies didn't get pulled apart when they should have during meiosis.
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It's a sign that you were created by the Pleaidians through genetic engineering. Blacks and Asians were created by other groups of ETs.
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Part of it has to do with a persons race. The other part has to do with a persons health.
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What on EARTH is the relevance of your question?  Why do you see color and not people?\n\nOkay .. this is really easy!  There are three (3) classifications of people:  Negroid, Caucasoid, and Mongoloid.  That's it.  Three.\n\nThose of African descent are classed as Negroid.\n\nThose of Asian descent, including Native Americans who came from that area of the world prior to crossing the Bering Strait, are classied as Mongoloid.\n\nCaucasoid includes those of European descent and those of Hispanic/Latin descent.\n\n"White is not a nationality."  No color is a "nationality."  If you think of color as "nationality," you seriously need to educate yourself!\n\nAnd, I believe if you are looking for world-wide percentages, the Mongoloid peoples would likely outnumber everyone else.