Three copies of chromosome 21 cause Down syndrome (DS), and roughly half of children born each year in the United States with ...

Nearly half of all babies born with Down syndrome face congenital heart defects, often involving serious malformations that ...

Understanding Down syndrome, genetic condition with an extra chromosome 21, is crucial for providing appropriate care and support.

Down syndrome affects around one in 640 children born in the US every year, and is the most common genetic cause of intellectual disability... | Cell And Molecular Biology ...

Chromosome 6p25 deletion syndrome is a rare but significant genetic disorder that arises from a deletion affecting the terminal region of the short arm of chromosome 6. This region encompasses several ...

According to the host’s representative, Nonhlanhla Jacobs, the true stars of the day were the children and adults with Down Syndrome and intellectual disabilities, who lit up th ...

New research reveals how complex interactions between genetic variants can explain different outcomes in disorders like ...

On National Down Syndrome Day, South Africa faced a critical question: will we continue to marginalise those with intellectual disabilities or embrace Mandela's vision of dignity and inclusion?

Researchers led by UC Davis Health scientist Sanchita Bhatnagar have developed a promising gene therapy that could treat Rett syndrome. The therapy works on reactivating healthy but silent genes ...

Living with Lynch syndrome means learning to live with uncertainty. But it also means choosing curiosity over fear, community ...