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 ...

The first strides have been made in trying to better understand Down syndrome, along with the hopes of finding ways to help those born with it. Down syndrome, also referred to as trisomy 21, is caused ...

Last month, San Diego-based biotech company Sequenom released its long-awaited early pregnancy test for Down syndrome. Unlike previous methods such as amniocentesis, which carries a significant risk ...

After decades of mystery, researchers at Gladstone Institutes identify a gene that can derail heart formation—and show that fixing it prevents the problem in mice. SAN FRANCISCO—October 22, ...

A study in mouse models and human tissue, carried out by researchers at the Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG), has found that the small nuceleolar RNA ...

In the peri-urban sprawl of Githurai, Kiambu County, Oliver Njenga’s home is filled with the joyful laughter of his two-year-old daughter, Alma. She runs across the floor with boundless energy, a ...

Down syndrome is caused by an extra copy of chromosome 21. Because of genes present on this chromosome that are known to ...

Remains of a stillborn infant with Down syndrome from the Iron Age, found in a 2,800-year-old house at the Las Eretas archaeological site in Spain. Government of Navarre and J.L. Larrion Scientists ...

Emma McLean is a 6-year-old girl who loves Taylor Swift, reading books, playing the drums and hanging with her little sister. While Emma has Down syndrome — specifically a rare type called Mosaic Down ...