The Frenchman who discovered trisomy 21
Jerome Lejeune
The group of birth characterisitics we refer to as Down syndrome was named after the man who first observed these traits, John Langdon Down.
For over half a century parents who had given birth to "mongol" children fell under the suspicion of breeding racial degeneracy and their offfspring were segregated in institutions and denied treatment or education.
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