One in fifty children with Down syndrome have juvenile arthritis, more than twice what was previously estimated, according to a ground-breaking new study carried out by Irish researchers into the disease.
The four-year project – undertaken at UCD School of Medicine in partnership with clinicians in Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital, Crumlin is supported by Arthritis Ireland, Down Syndrome Ireland and the National Children’s Research Centre – found that children with Down syndrome are 18-21 times more likely to suffer from the debilitating disease than children without Down syndrome.
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