Dr Jérôme Lejeune, along with others at Raymond Turpin's laboratory, analysed the number of chromosomes from a child's tissue samples to discover the existence of the extra copy of chromosome 21 in ...

World Down Syndrome Day is observed every year on March 21 to raise awareness and promote the inclusion and well-being of ...

Minister of Economic Affairs J.W. Kuo (郭智輝) yesterday apologized for comparing the potential Taiwan Semiconductor ...

The appointment and recent confirmation of a new US Secretary of Health and Human Services has rekindled a long-standing debate about the cause(s) of autism and may launch a new round of studies ...

ABNORMALITIES of somatic-cell chromosomes have been associated with some cases of leukemia, with Down's syndrome (mongolism) and with certain other congenital defects (reviewed by Ford 1).

The risk of severe outcomes following respiratory tract infections is significantly increased in individuals over 60 years, especially in those with chronic medical conditions, i.e., hypertension, ...