Health Risks for Down Syndrome Moms and What to Do About It

Layman’s terms will be used to explain the folate cycle and its implication to the health risks for a mother with a Down syndrome child. Topics to be discussed include: depression, heart disease, Alzheimer’s, cancer and risk for having a child with autism. Strategies to minimize these risks will be presented.

Laurette Janak

Laurette is the mother of a child with ASD, down syndrome and leukemia. She helped coordinate a study on metabolic biomarkers and impaired methylation capacity in children with autism published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition in 2004. She is currently on the board and research committee for SafeMinds.

Date/Time:

Thu, 05/23/2013 - 3:00pm - 3:50pm

Room:

Avedon C/D

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