Decades ago, researchers showed that Down syndrome (also known as trisomy 21), was caused when individuals carried an extra ...

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

Gene editing techniques may eventually allow trisomy to be treated at the cellular level, according to an in vitro ...

Despite the prevalence of heart disease, many people are still unclear about how genetics can impact heart disease.

Down syndrome is a genetic disorder in which an individual has three copies of chromosome 21, instead of two. From birth, people with Down syndrome experience physical and intellectual delays ...

Recent health news includes Uganda discharging Ebola patients, potential gene editing breakthroughs for Down syndrome, ...

As medical research advances, genetic testing is becoming an important tool, giving us insight into disease risk, especially ...

Over the years, scientists have attempted to map the genetic determinants of CHD on chromosome 21 ... mitochondrial function in embryonic heart cells. “They used this Down syndrome mouse model to do a ...

With March 21 marking World Down Syndrome Day, experts say Japan lacks sufficient medical institutions that offer specialized medical care to people with the genetic disorder after they reach ...