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Gastro-Intestinal Issues in Down Syndrome
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GI malformations in Down Syndrome
Embryology of malformations in upper mid-gut
Tracheo-Esophageal Fistula
Incidence/Clinical Presentation/Treatment
Other Syndromes associated with TEF
Outcome in DS vs non-DS
Duodenal Stenosis
Incidence/Clinical Presentation/Treatment
Outcome and Long term issues
Annular Pancreas
Incidence/Clinical Presentation/Treatment
Outcome
Hirschprung’s Disease
Genetics of Hirschprung’s Disease
Other Syndromes associated with Hirschprung’s disease
Treatment
Outcomes
Issues to Explore
Why these specific malformations in Trisomy 21
Common threads between DS and other teratogens that cause same constellation of malformations (upper mid gut; cardiac, digits...)
Dysmotility in Down Syndrome ?form fruste of malformation
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Motility Disorders in Down Syndrome
Constipation and Down Syndrome
GERD and Down Syndrome
Issues to ponder
? Gastric emptying in Down Syndrome
GABA and disorders of GI motility
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Appetite Regulation in Down Syndrome
Genetic conditions associated with appetite dysregulation
Prader Willi Syndrome
Issues to ponder
Neurological and Metabolic basis of appetite regulation
Taste and appetite regulation in children with neurological conditions
Leptin in Down Syndrome
Correlation of appetite regulation with cognitive function in DS
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Nutrition in Down Syndrome
Growth Charts in DS
History
Issues to ponder: The case for new Growth Charts
Feeding Problems in Infancy
Intermediary Metabolism in Down Syndrome
Vitamin and trace element status of children with DS
Free radicals: State of the Science
Basal Metabolic Rate in Down Syndrome
Obesity in Down Syndrome
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Hepatology and Down Syndrome
Lethal hepatic cholestasis in DS
TGF beta and cholestasis in infancy in DS
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GI immunology and Down Syndrome
Celiac Disease and DS
Tissue Transglutaminase (TTG) and its expression in CNS
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GI issues related to behavior in Down Syndrome
Toilet Training in children with DS
Rumination in Children with Down Syndrome
Oromotor function and feeding therapy in children with DS and food aversion
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