Overabundance of HMGN1 protein may explain congenital heart defects in Down syndrome

Three copies of chromosome 21 cause Down syndrome (DS), and roughly half of children born each year in the United States with ...
New York Post

Could Down syndrome be eliminated? Scientists say cutting-edge gene editing tool could cut out extra chromosome

Cutting-edge gene editing technology could eradicate Down syndrome, according to Japanese scientists. Down syndrome, which causes a range of developmental differences and affects 1 in 700 newborns in ...
AOL

Ethical Concerns Rise After Scientists Use Gene Editing To Erase Down Syndrome-Causing Chromosome

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 Mie ...