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- Down syndrome: rapid maxillary expansion and ENT evolutionPublication . Moura, Carla Pinto; José, David; Andrade, Casimiro; Cunha, Luís Miguel; Cunha, Maria João; Clemente, Manuel António Caldeira Pais; Pueshel, Sigfried M.; Gonçalves, Maria João MoreiraDown syndrome is the most common aneu-ploid disorder among live born infants. Phenotypic character-istics include hypotonia, pharyngeal and maxillary hypoplasiawith relative macroglossia, and frequently constricted maxil-lary arch with nasal obstruction. This prospective study as-sesses the effects of rapid maxillary expansion (RME) onotolaryngologic disorders in children with Down syndrome.