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- 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.
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- Phone: 1-800-370-2943
- Email: NICHDInformationResourceCenter@mail.nih.gov
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