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A doctor can often make an initial diagnosis of Down syndrome at birth based on how the baby looks. The doctor may hear a heart murmur when listening to the baby's chest with a stethoscope. | A doctor can often make an initial diagnosis of Down syndrome at birth based on how the baby looks. The doctor may hear a heart murmur when listening to the baby's chest with a stethoscope. | ||
[[Karyotyping]] can be done to check for the extra chromosome and confirm the diagnosis. | |||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
A doctor can often make an initial diagnosis of Down syndrome at birth based on how the baby looks. The doctor may hear a heart murmur when listening to the baby's chest with a stethoscope.
Karyotyping can be done to check for the extra chromosome and confirm the diagnosis.