Cutting-edge gene editing technology could eradicate Down syndrome, according to Japanese scientists. Down syndrome, which causes a range of developmental differences and affects 1 in 700 newborns in ...

For Ashley Zambelli, a surprise diagnosis allowed her to have an even more special bond with her children. The Michigan-based mom, 23, recently found out she has Mosaic Down syndrome, a condition in ...

Scientists silenced the extra copy of a chromosome that causes Down syndrome in laboratory stem cells, offering the first evidence that it may be possible to correct the genes responsible for the ...

Decades ago, researchers showed that Down syndrome (also known as trisomy 21), was caused when individuals carried an extra copy of chromosome 21. Down syndrome is also the most common genetic cause ...

World Down Syndrome Day: Down syndrome appears as a genetic disorder following abnormal cellular division which results in either an entire or partial additional chromosome 21. The body and brain ...

Research on understanding the effect of extra chromosomes for conditions like Down syndrome typically involves examining what genes play a role in the symptoms of these conditions. However, ...

Scientists at Heidelberg University and the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences conducted a comparative analysis to propose cellular pathologies in genetic diseases such as Down Syndrome that ...

In pursuit of better ways to test new therapies and further explore the impacts of the unique genetics associated with Down syndrome, researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine and Tottori University in ...