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Every year, October is observed as World Down Syndrome awareness month, aiming to aware the general population about Down syndrome. It is a genetic disorder, also known as Trisomy 21 that is caused by the presence of partial or complete of a third copy of a chromosome 21. The early symptoms of Down syndrome are delayed physical growth, intellectual disability, characteristic facial features.