Scientists in Japan have used CRISPR gene-editing technology to remove the extra chromosome that causes Down syndrome.

Japanese scientists may have rewritten the future of Down syndrome research by using gene editing to remove the extra ...

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 ...

As gene-editing technology leaps forward, scientists are on the cusp of breakthroughs that could redefine the landscapes of ...

Mosaic Down Syndrome is a genetic condition in which a person is born with an extra copy of chromosome 21 in some cells, affecting less than 1% of those with Down syndrome.

Scientists in Japan have used gene-editing technology to remove the extra chromosome responsible for Down syndrome, at least in lab-grown human cells. The project, led by Dr. Ryotaro Hashizume of ...

Bernie and Crohan O’Kennedy could not conceive a baby naturally. Their daughter Pippa, ‘a long-awaited miracle’, arrived in ...

Down syndrome, a genetic disorder characterized by an extra copy of the 21st chromosome (trisomy 21), affects around one in every 1,000 individuals and raises the chance of developing pediatric ...

But in the progeria cells, this typically active DNA was found to be shut down in certain areas. This suggests that changes in the shape of the nucleus may be enough to turn off important genes.

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