Trisomy Basics
A typical human has this many pairs of chromosomes.
What is 23?
Trisomy 21 is better known as this.
What is Down Syndrome?
SOFT stands for this.
What is Support Organization for Trisomy 18, 13 and Related Disorders?
A test that checks a baby’s chromosomes before birth.
What is an amniocentesis?
This month is recognized as Trisomy Awareness Month.
What is March?
Trisomy means having this many copies of a chromosome instead of two.
What is 3?
Trisomy 18 is also called this.
What is Edwards Syndrome?
This event at the annual SOFT Conference typically occurs on Saturday evening.
What is the Auction?
This type of doctor may take care of a mother that is pregnant with a child that has a trisomy condition.
What is a maternal fetal specialist?
Many individuals with trisomy conditions use this device to assist with breathing.
What is a ventilator or CPAP?
Trisomy occurs due to an error in this process of cell division.
What is meiosis?
Trisomy 13 is also called this.
What is Patau Syndrome?
A doctor who specializes in chromosome abnormalities is called this.
What is a geneticist?
Many children with trisomy benefit from this therapy to improve muscle strength, grasping, and regulation.
What is occupational therapy?
Some people have trisomy in only a few cells, known as this.
What is mosaic trisomy?
This is the 4th most common trisomy condition.
What is trisomy 9p?
This object is typically used by SOFT to represent a child that is with us in our hearts but not our arms.
What is a balloon?
This type of therapy helps with communication and feeding issues in trisomy children.
What is speech therapy?
Many families use this social media platform to connect with other trisomy families.
What is Facebook?
This term refers to when part of a chromosome is duplicated instead of the whole extra copy.
What is partial trisomy?
Some trisomy cases result from this type of balanced chromosome rearrangement in parents.
What is a translocation?
SOFT's mission is this.
What is Supporting Families, Changing the Narrative?
This type of care focuses on improving quality of life for children with trisomy conditions.
What is palliative care?
Many children with trisomy have difficulty eating and may require this type of device.
What is a g-tube or ng tube?