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Originally Posted by AOII Angel
Trisomy 21 is by far more common than Trisomies 13 and 18 which are also not compatible with life and not in the public lexicon, so this is not a problem. There is no need for anyone but physicians and those effected to know what Edwards (18) and Patau (13) entail or what their names are.
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Probably, but as someone who read almost every pregnancy book she could get her hands on, 1) I'm scared to pronounce Trisomy because I have never heard it spoken, and 2) In my mind, Trisomy =/= Life. DS/T21 = life (and then some!), so I do think it should have a distinguishing name. DS is clearly the wrong one...but I don't think that automatically makes T21 the correct one.
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Originally Posted by MysticCat
But ALS is an simple acronymn, easy to remember with no unfamiliar medical-sounding words in it. Trisomy 21 sounds very clinical at best, especially since most people probably have no idea what either trisomy or 21 (in this context) mean. I, too, would be surprised if it caught on easily.
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Exactly
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Originally Posted by AOII Angel
It may not change quickly but it should.
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I agree, now that I know the background on the DS name (admittedly, I didn't know it before). I'm just not sure Trisomy 21 is the right one.
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