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Mosaic Down Syndrome: What to Know About This Genetic Condition
Medically reviewed by Brigid Dwyer, MD Mosaic Down syndrome is a variant of Down syndrome. Down syndrome is a congenital (present at birth) genetic condition that occurs when a person has three copies ...
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Blood-Brain Barrier Dysfunction Linked To Down Syndrome
Researchers of a new study have discovered that DSRD patients showed signs of neuroinflammation and blood-brain barrier ...
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Down Syndrome News
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 ...
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Why Viral Infections Are More Severe in People with Down Syndrome
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 ...
UNC opens lifelong Down syndrome clinic in NC, expanding care for all ages
The UNC Down Syndrome Clinic marks a significant expansion of care options for people with Down syndrome. Spearheaded by a ...
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Mom Had Three Kids with Down Syndrome. Then She Discovered She Has It, Too (Exclusive)
According to the Stanford Children's Hospital, this form of Down syndrome is diagnosed when there's a mixture of two types of cells. Some have the usual 46 chromosomes and some have 47 ...
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Using CRISPR to remove extra chromosomes in Down syndrome
According to the authors, similar approaches could eventually be used in neurons and glial cells and form the basis of novel medical interventions for people with Down syndrome. More information ...
UNC Health opens 1-stop clinic to serve children and adults with Down syndrome
The UNC Down Syndrome Clinic is the first of its kind in North Carolina and one of only a handful of similar clinics across ...
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HHMI researchers devise prenatal blood test that accurately detects Down syndrome and two other serious chromosomal defects.
Aneuploidy occurs when there are either too many or too few chromosomes in cells. Down syndrome, for example, is caused by a trisomy—three copies instead of two—of chromosome 21. Amniocentesis and ...
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Water influx kicks immune cells into action, research reveals
Victor Tybulewicz, Group Leader of the Immune Cell Biology Laboratory & Down Syndrome Laboratory at the Crick, said, "The role of water is understudied—it's often thought of as just a passive ...
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Blood-brain barrier dysfunction and inflammation linked to Down syndrome Regression Disorder
A new research study led by Jonathan D. Santoro, MD, Director of the Neuroimmunology Program at Children's Hospital Los Angeles, shows evidence of dysfunction of the blood-brain barrier and ...
Breakthrough study led by CHLA neurologists links blood-brain barrier dysfunction and inflammation with Down syndrome regression disorder
Investigators led by CHLA’s Jonathan D. Santoro, MD, published a new research study that links Down syndrome Regression ...