what is the cure if down syndrome if it is found in fetus
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Treatment while the baby is still in the womb could help prevent some of the brain damage caused by the condition before the child enters the world.The breakthrough could bring new hope to the parents of the 750 babies born each tear in the UK with the genetic abnormality which is the most common learning difficulty in the country.The study revealed in New Scientist was carried out on mice but the researchers hope it will soon be able to help humans.It showed that when fetal mouse pups that had a syndrome similar to Down's were treated with nerve-protecting chemicals, some of the developmental delays that are part of the condition were removed.Children with Down's have an extra copy of chromosome 21, while mice engineered to have a similar condition are given an extra copy of a segment of chromosome 16.
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