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

Dr Peacock explained children with Down's syndrome have different features to those without the condition, such as having one line on their palm and a wide space between their first two toes.

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

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, and many of these features are not ...

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

A century after Down syndrome was first described ... many children with mental retardation shared a common set of facial features, including an upward slant to the eye, a flat nose, and a ...

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 ...

She added that there is a broad range of features and characteristics ... life's work over the past 20 years helping adults with Down syndrome. "Physical activity isn't just a hobby, it is a ...

A genetic screen can potentially diagnose more than 1,200 genetic disorders and chromosomal abnormalities. If you were a medical geneticist, how would you pick the best test for your patient?

Since the 1980s, the average life expectancy of a person with Down’s syndrome has more than doubled, from less than 30 to well into their 60s. Living longer, though, has revealed a tragic twist ...