Scientists have taken an important step toward a gene therapy that could one day turn off the extra genetic material that causes Down syndrome (DS). Down syndrome is a genetic condition caused by an extra chromosome 21 (and ...
A research team led by scientists at Queen Mary University of London and University College London (UCL) has found new clues about how the brains of people with Down syndrome develop differently from a very early age. The ...
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Children with Down syndrome have a significantly increased risk of leukemia, while adults have a lower risk of several common solid tumors, according to a new register study from Karolinska Institutet published in the British ...
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In a new study published in Nature Communications, researchers from the Linda Crnic Institute for Down Syndrome (Crnic Institute) at the University of Colorado Anschutz discovered important differences in the physiological ...
Sep 25, 2025
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A novel study has analyzed the cost-effectiveness of different Down syndrome (DS) screening strategies. The result confirms that noninvasive prenatal testing (NIPT) outperforms second-trimester serum screening (STSS) in accuracy ...
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The molecular processes responsible for natural aging of cells are poorly understood. Studying conditions in humans where aging is accelerated due to genetic causes presents opportunities to learn about the mechanisms that ...
Jul 13, 2023
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Leukemia (blood cancer) is a group of malignant and aggressive diseases of the blood-forming cells in the bone marrow. Very intensive chemotherapy and in some cases a bone marrow transplant are the only cure. Like all cancers, ...
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Could oxidative stress, a condition known to cause inflammation and cellular breakdown, impact the trajectory of Down syndrome cell development?
Jul 19, 2022
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Down syndrome, also known as Trisomy 21, is the most common chromosomal abnormality causing developmental delay and intellectual disability, and it can be identified in utero. Many pregnant women seek to determine whether ...
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