Which of the following is true with regard to Down syndrome?
A)Down syndrome afflicts only males.
B)No remedial measures can be used to improve the quality of life and adaptive capacity of children with Down syndrome.
C)The risk of having a child with Down syndrome is a function of too low or high a maternal age.
D)Down syndrome is a sex-linked chromosomal abnormality.

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The risk of having a child with Down syndrome increases with maternal age.Women between the ages of 16 and 34 are less likely to give birth to a child with Down syndrome than are younger or older women.

Which of the Following Is True with Regard to Down