Gene-editing therapy removes extra chromosome behind Down syndrome in a landmark lab study

Scientists achieved a genetic breakthrough by removing an extra human chromosome using gene-editing technology. This landmark study successfully deleted the surplus chromosome 21 responsible for Down ...
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A mom of 3 learned she had mosaic Down syndrome through genetic testing. Here's why she's 'happy' with the diagnosis.

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 ...
Medical Xpress

Down syndrome research should look at the whole cell, not just the extra chromosome, scientists say

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, ...
Medscape

Can an Extra X Chromosome Amplify Autoimmune Disease Risk?

Extra X chromosomes significantly increase the risk for systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and Sjögren disease, with the prevalence of these conditions being higher among patients with Klinefelter and ...
The Norman Transcript

Down syndrome's extra chromosome silenced in lab cells

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 ...
SheThePeople

This Scientist Discovered Down Syndrome But She Never Got The Credit

Marthe Gautier discovered the extra chromosome behind Down syndrome, yet history nearly erased her name/ women in STEM, STP voices, first women.
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Global Phenotypes of Chromosome Gain Justifies Alternative View of Down Syndrome

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 ...
The Hour

Tumor fighter: Down syndrome's extra chromosome may hold hope

Make us a Preferred Source on Google to see more of us when you search. DETROIT -- For the past 17 years, Anna Dorosh of Dearborn, Mich., has battled non-life-threatening forms of skin cancer and ...
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Many men carry an extra chromosome, without even knowing about it

A study on the extra chromosomes titled "Detection and characterization of male sex chromosome abnormalities in the UK Biobank study" has been published in the journal Genetics in Medicine. Data from ...
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'Rocking My Extra Chromosome': Models with Down syndrome to hit the runway in Memphis

People with Down syndrome will have a chance to strut their stuff on a Memphis runway this summer. The "Rocking My Extra Chromosome Fashion Show" aims to put a spotlight on people with Down syndrome. ...
Science Daily

Down syndrome research should look at the whole cell not just the extra chromosome, scientists say

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, ...