It took more than 50 years for Marthe Gautier to set the record straight about her discovery of the genetic cause of Down ...

Sep. 25, 2024 — People with Down syndrome face a higher risk of developing leukemia. Now researchers explain why, by identifying specific changes in blood cells of people with Down ...

Transcriptomic analyses confirmed the researchers’ expectation that these interferon receptors are expressed at levels roughly 1.5 times higher in fibroblast cell lines derived from people with Down ...

The DNA in our cells (our genome ... The physical features that can result from trisomy 21 are called Down syndrome. However, not every person with Down syndrome has the same physical features ...

Race Eberhardt is the first actor with Down syndrome to lead an action movie in 'Strait Undercover,' which is slated for a ...

What Is an NT Scan for Down Syndrome? An NT scan, or nuchal translucency scan, is a non-invasive ultrasound screening for Down syndrome and other genetic conditions during pregnancy. It’s ...

The reasons of disease are not clear yet, but the syndrome is caused by loopholes in cell divisions. Children with down syndrome often have a flattened face, miserable muscle tone, a protruding ...

The easiest way to find out, they say, is to conduct clinical trials on people for whom the onset of Alzheimer’s is nearly guaranteed: those with Down’s syndrome. As the life expectancy of ...