Termination of Down syndrome pregnancies continues to be high, which concerns advocates

Down Syndrome Awareness Month, observed every October since 1984, has come and gone this year with its mission of promoting ...
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Could Down syndrome be eliminated? Scientists say cutting-edge gene editing tool could cut out extra chromosome

Cutting-edge gene editing technology could eradicate Down syndrome, according to Japanese scientists. Down syndrome, which causes a range of developmental differences and affects 1 in 700 newborns in ...
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Big News in Genetics! Japanese Scientists Remove the Extra Chromosome Causing Down Syndrome

How does the CRISPR Down Syndrome breakthrough work to remove the extra chromosome 21? We are closer than ever to a world where a genetic condition affecting one in every 700 babies could be addressed ...

Marthe Gautier, 96, Dies; Had Key Role in Down Syndrome Breakthrough

She had to fight for recognition after a male colleague took credit for her work in identifying an extra chromosome as the ...