Education. Dermatology is one of the most highly competitive medical fields, and requires several years of education and training. The first step is an undergraduate degree from a four-year college, including pre-medical courses in biology, organic chemistry, physics, and chemistry.
Diagnosing Down Syndrome. Down syndrome is typically diagnosed during pregnancy or shortly after birth. Learn about the screenings available and what they mean.
1 Approximately 94% of Down Syndrome cases will have classic Trisomy 21 with a complete copy of an additional chromosome 21. 2  The remaining 6% will have mosaicism or an unbalanced translocation (usually between chromosomes 14 and 21).