Scientists in Japan have made a breakthrough using CRISPR technology to remove the extra chromosome responsible for Down ...

How does the CRISPR Down Syndrome breakthrough work to remove the extra chromosome 21? We are closer than ever to a world ...

Led by Ryotaro Hashizume at Mie University, the research team demonstrated that CRISPR can be used to remove the extra copy of chromosome 21 - the fundamental cause of Down syndrome ...

The diminutive chromosome 21--the smallest of the human contingent, despite its number as next to last--is the fourth to be described. Its debut in mid-May attracted attention because 21 is a ...

Scientists have used gene editing to remove the extra chromosome causing Down syndrome in lab-grown cells. A major step ...

Each known chromosome 21 gene and predicted open reading frame (ORF), identified using MWG-Biotech's non-redundant proprietary database, is represented once in the array by a 40-nucleotide-long ...

The extra chromosome in some cells is chromosome 21,” states Cleveland Clinic. Although Down syndrome is a genetic condition, it can also occur randomly when the fetus develops.

DS is a genetic, but not inheritable condition, caused by being born with an extra copy of chromosome 21 (trisomy 21). It affects around 7 million people worldwide (around 60,000 in the UK).

World Down Syndrome Day is celebrated on March 21 each year – which stands for the tripling of the 21st chromosome (3.21) in people with the condition. (iStock) ...

Oxidative stress, linked to Down syndrome (DS), is exacerbated by the presence of numerous genes related to redox homeostasis ...