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Celebs with Down's Syndrome?


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After reading that Ross Kemp has Down's Syndrome, but a very mild form of Translocation Down Syndrome, this is a very rare form of Down Syndrome and only occurs in 3-4% of babies.

 

I have been taking note whilst reading newspapers and watching TV, that quite a few celebs or famous people have in fact the Down's gene.

 

If you cover the hair up and concentrate on the face, you will see what I mean.

 

Who else would you put on the DS list?

 

 

Ross Kemp

Martin Clunes

Jamie Oliver

Damien Duff

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Sorry for going off at a tangent, but there was a fascinating programme on BBC1 last night

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-14459843

 

It's about babies born with an indeterminate sex. It's far more common than we might realise. The topic was handled very sensitively (none of your freak show treatment here)

 

"A child that is born neither male or female is a rare occurrence but babies born with some form of Disorder of Sex Development (DSD) happens in one in every 1,500 births, according to the support group Accord Alliance."

 

"In a major city as many as 100,000 people will have a disorder of sex development of some sort. Some DSDs are not obvious at birth because they affect the internal organs and can go undiagnosed for years."

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