According to a new study published in Annals of Internal Medicine, down syndrome can increase the death risk of a Covid-19 patient by ten-fold.
Down syndrome is a condition in which a child is born with an extra copy of their 21st chromosome. This syndrome leads to delays in physical and mental developmental.
"Although the down syndrome was not specifically mentioned on official lists of conditions that put people at increased risk, the condition is associated with immune dysfunction, congenital heart disease, and pulmonary pathology."
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