The mapping task has been enormous, said Kathleen Gardiner, a senior scientist at the Eleanor Roosevelt Institute, which became involved in the project because of its long history in doing research on ...

Scientists in Japan have used gene-editing technology to remove the extra chromosome responsible for Down syndrome, at least ...

Trisomy is a genetic condition characterized by the presence of an extra chromosome. This means that the affected person has ...

How does the CRISPR Down Syndrome breakthrough work to remove the extra chromosome 21? We are closer than ever to a world ...

Of the 258 participants, 195 were cognitively asymptomatic, 34 had mild cognitive impairment, 23 had dementia, and six had an ...

Reggie Jackson, who has Down Syndrome, was orphaned when his mother unexpectedly died. Unable to live on his own, Reggie went to stay with his distant cousin Fred Buckle as a temporary solution ...

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