People with Down syndrome have a unique genetic predisposition: overexpression of the APP gene due to trisomy of chromosome 21 leads to overproduction of beta-amyloid (Aβ) protein, making them a ...

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

Down syndrome, which causes a range of developmental differences and affects 1 in 700 newborns in the United States, is caused by the presence of an extra copy of chromosome 21. Mongkolchon ...

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 ...

Down syndrome is caused by an extra copy of chromosome 21, which leads to a range of developmental differences. Researchers have long sought strategies to correct this duplication, because current ...