Guest guest Posted December 30, 2004 Report Share Posted December 30, 2004 ... very good point... I think its been more recently that they've learned with Mosaicism (of any kind) can have different ratio's in every different organ... so while your son was tested at 75% affected...that was just the blood (assuming for the sake of conversation!!) So, his skin might be 0% affected, and his brain may only be 10%... his bowels could be 90%...who knows. So you're right, it's really impossible for any doctor or geneticist to tell you what to expect regarding an MDS child....there is just NO way to know!! ~~ANGEL~~ Mom to: , 11, Mosaic Down Syndrome/Hirschsprung's Disease Lance 16, Tyler 12, 9, Jaeda 8 and Shayne 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 31, 2004 Report Share Posted December 31, 2004 Joe does not have any DS characteristics on his face. His geneticist said that his markers are all from the waist down. Anyway, his percentage of cells was 75% trisomy. His development is right on track with the exception of speech. Even doctors can't believe it when I tell them he has down syndrome. I just mention this because he has a very high level of cells affected. I think that saying that severity of MDS depends on % cells is inaccurate. Even the essays that have been posted tell us that we can not use the percentage of cells as a predictor of how our kids are going to do. I just wanted to mention this for the new parents because I too believed this when I began my search for information. I urge you that if your child has a high percentage of cells to not be discouraged. Just take it day by day! Mom to Joe 2 MDS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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