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 syndrome.

People with Down’s syndrome face a higher risk of developing Leukemia. Now researchers from the University of Copenhagen and Stanford University explain why, by identifying specific changes in ...

Down's syndrome occurs in about one of every 700 children worldwide, and arises when a child is born with an extra copy of chromosome 21, a condition also known as trisomy 21. This leads to the ...

Patients with B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B-ALL) who also have Down syndrome tend to have a higher rate of relapse and treatment-related deaths compared to their counterparts with ALL who do ...

Increased Age at Diagnosis Has a Significantly Negative Effect on Outcome in Children With Down Syndrome and Acute Myeloid Leukemia: A Report From the Children’s Cancer Group Study 2891. JCO 21, ...

In the world, one out of 700 children are born with Down's syndrome. A syndrome, where the child has an extra copy of chromosome 21, resulting in 47 chromosomes instead of 46.

A four-year, $1.2 million grant from the National Cancer Institute of the National Institutes of Health may help researchers find new clues to the interplay between Down syndrome (DS) and myeloid ...

News Release 9-Sep-2024 New study seeks to develop a new treatment strategy to prevent/delay relapse of myeloid leukemia associated with Down syndrome Grant and Award Announcement ...

Down syndrome, also known as Trisomy 21, is a condition where people, by chance, are born with an extra chromosome and as a result have some form of learning disability.

As October marks World Down Syndrome Awareness Month, it’s an opportune time to learn and support those with the condition. About 5,700 babies are born in the U.S. with Down syndrome each year ...