Study suggests risk of leukemia higher in children with Down syndrome ANI | Updated: Apr 07, 2021 10:34 IST Washington [US], April 7 (ANI): A new study highlighted the risks of leukemia in children with Down syndrome. It pointed to stronger than expected associations between Down syndrome and acute myeloid leukemia (AML), one type of blood cancer. The study, published in The Journal of Pediatrics, was led by UC Davis Health and UC San Francisco researchers. Down syndrome is one of the most common genetic conditions in the US and Canada. According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about 6,000 babies with Down syndrome are born in the United States each year. That is approximately one in every 700 babies born in the US and one in 750 newborns in Canada.