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* Early onset [[Alzheimer's disease]]
* Early onset [[Alzheimer's disease]]
There is evidence that people with Down syndrome have higher resistance to [[cancer]]{{fact}}.
There is some evidence that people with Down syndrome are at higher risk than others of developing leukemia, but lower risk of developing other cancers<ref>[http://www.downsyn.com/cancer.php]</ref>.
The greatest risk factor in is increased maternal age, the majority of children with Down syndrome are born to mothers under the age of 35, because the vast majority of children as a whole are born to younger mothers.
The greatest risk factor in is increased maternal age, the majority of children with Down syndrome are born to mothers under the age of 35, because the vast majority of children as a whole are born to younger mothers.