New theory of Down syndrome cause may lead to new therapies

Tuesday, March 23, 2010 - 15:21 in Biology & Nature

Conventional wisdom among scientists for years has suggested that because individuals with Down syndrome have an extra chromosome, the disorder most likely results from the presence of too many genes or proteins contained in that additional structure.

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