Changes

* [[Sleep apnea]]

* [[Sleep apnea]]

* [[Thyroid]] hormone problems

* [[Thyroid]] hormone problems

* [[Leukemia]]

* Increased risk of [[Leukemia]], but reduced risk of other forms of [[cancer]]

* Early onset [[Alzheimer's disease]]

* Early onset [[Alzheimer's disease]]

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>.

People with Down Syndrome have significantly lesser rates of cancer than other people <ref>[http://www.downsyn.com/cancer.php]</ref>; in fact, recent studies about the correlation of Down Syndrome and cancer may even provide a cure for cancer <ref>http://www.nature.com/news/2009/090520/full/news.2009.493.html</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.