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Liberia Needs to Accept Individuals with Down Syndrome

Liberia Needs to Accept Individuals with Down Syndrome

In Liberia, it is a common rumor that people have Down Syndrome because of witchcraft or their mother’s unfaithfulness. These rumors are all wrong. Down Syndrome is a genetic condition which is caused when a random error occurs during cell division that results in an extra copy of chromosome 21.

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