Can twins have Down's syndrome? The reason I ask this is because there is a programme on TV (Eastenders) that has a baby who has it. Usually for babies they get twins to act so that the babies get a break. It got me thinking that I have never seen twins with the condition. And if they can be twins... do both get it or does one have it and the other is "normal"?
2007-05-27 04:52:42 · 9 answers · asked by Trina 6 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Other - Diseases
Yes, it's possible for both twins to have it.
2007-05-27 04:56:46 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Eastenders is 'fantasy land'. If you read the script, you will see this story line was almost dropped because of the problem of a substitute baby. However as Down's Syndrome is genetic, up to a certain age it is not possible to really tell babies apart, except for hair color, eye color. Therefore they ran with this story, which is excellent and is supposed to raise 'awareness'. My only wish other 'Soaps' would be equal in their script writing of other forms of disabilities, so as to raise Public Awareness. Mind you the baby is real 'cute'!
2007-05-27 19:19:19 · answer #2 · answered by gillianprowe 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Twins can have Down syndrome. Both can have it, or just one. I know a set of triplets where one has it but not the other two.
2007-05-28 18:30:37 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I guess they can? And talking of the baby on Eastenders, i saw an interview with her parents on tv a while ago and there is just one baby, guess she just has to work extra long hours!
2007-05-27 12:01:21 · answer #4 · answered by Emily 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
yes there are twins with down syndrome. both in fraternal and identical twins.
2007-05-28 08:40:15 · answer #5 · answered by julie's_GSD_kirby 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes its possible for twins to have it, espically if they're identical twins.
if they're not identical (as in from 2 seperate sperm) then they have the same chance of having trisomy 21 depending on there parents gene(s) for it.
2007-05-27 12:32:46 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
it would make sense that twins can have downs syndrome and they have the same dna,,which has the genetic defect..
2007-05-27 12:12:49 · answer #7 · answered by hello kitty 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
that might only happen if the twins were identical..
2007-05-31 11:33:40 · answer #8 · answered by Granny 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
very good question... im not 100% sure but would say yes
2007-05-27 11:57:04 · answer #9 · answered by confused 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋