Question

Why does the risk of down syndrome increase with maternal age?

Answer 1

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ᴀᴅᴠᴀɴᴄɪɴɢ ᴍᴀᴛᴇʀɴᴀʟ ᴀɢᴇ.

ᴀ ᴡᴏᴍᴀɴ's ᴄʜᴀɴᴄᴇs ᴏғ ɢɪᴠɪɴɢ ʙɪʀᴛʜ ᴛᴏ ᴀ ᴄʜɪʟᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴅᴏᴡɴ sʏɴᴅʀᴏᴍᴇ ɪɴᴄʀᴇᴀsᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀɢᴇ ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜsᴇ ᴏʟᴅᴇʀ ᴇɢɢs ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴀ ɢʀᴇᴀᴛᴇʀ ʀɪsᴋ ᴏғ ɪᴍᴘʀᴏᴘᴇʀ ᴄʜʀᴏᴍᴏsᴏᴍᴇ ᴅɪᴠɪsɪᴏɴ.

ᴀ ᴡᴏᴍᴀɴ's ʀɪsᴋ ᴏғ ᴄᴏɴᴄᴇɪᴠɪɴɢ ᴀ ᴄʜɪʟᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴅᴏᴡɴ sʏɴᴅʀᴏᴍᴇ ɪɴᴄʀᴇᴀsᴇs ᴀғᴛᴇʀ 35 ʏᴇᴀʀs ᴏғ ᴀɢᴇ.

Answer 2

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◇Advancing maternal age. A woman's chancesof giving birth to a child with Down syndrome increase with age because older eggs have a greater risk of improper chromosome division. A woman's risk of conceiving a child with Down syndrome increases after 35 years of age