
Í líkamsfrumum flestra heilbrigðra einstaklinga eru 46 litningar í 23 pörum. Flestir einstaklingar með Downs-heilkenni hafa hins vegar aukaeintak af litningi 21 eða það sem kallað er "þrístæða 21".
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