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 ...

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

“However, in humans the heart forms in the first 8 weeks of pregnancy, likely before a baby could be screened for Down syndrome, so this would be too early for treatment,” noted Victor ...

Gene transcription studies revealed a minimum of one-third of genes on chromosome 21 must show strong expression to have genome-level influences on the involved cell lineages. This transcriptional ...

By Karen Barrow • Published August 28, 2008 • Updated on September 30, 2008 at 4:00 pm ...

People with Down syndrome, who were not included in either Eisai or Lilly’s late-stage trials, have higher-than-average rates of CAA, and neurologists are concerned that removing amyloid with a ...

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