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The Down Syndrome Consortium website is maintained by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), one of the 27 Institutes and Centers within the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

If you have questions about the Down Syndrome Consortium or Down syndrome research at NIH, please email downsyndrome@mail.nih.gov.

  • Members of the news media can contact the NICHD Office of Communications, at 301-496-5133, for information about NICHD news releases about Down syndrome or to schedule an interview with NICHD scientific experts on Down syndrome.
  • The NICHD Information Resource Center provides information to the public on Down syndrome and other health issues within the NICHD research portfolio. Trained information specialists will take your call and direct you to health information, related resources, and materials ordering.
    • Phone: 1-800-370-2943
    • Email: NICHDInformationResourceCenter@mail.nih.gov

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