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

Down syndrome, or trisomy 21 ... An extra chromosome changes how the brain and body develop and can cause intellectual and physical disability, birth defects, and health problems.

A century after Down syndrome was first described, scientists discovered that the root cause of this disorder is a condition called trisomy 21. What strides in research have been made since then?

Down syndrome is a genetic condition that can affect how their brain and body develops, according to the CDC. Each year, ...

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 ...

After his best friend from high school had a daughter with Down syndrome, immunologist Dusan Bogunovic of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York pored over decades of research to ...