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Archive for the ‘Down's Syndrome’ Category

January 6th, 2008

Down’s Syndrome gene may protect against cancer

 
 Male Down’s Syndrome with trisome at chromosome 21
People with Down’s Syndrome are less likey to get solid tumor cancers, research from Johns Hopkins University has revealed.
Up to 95% of Down’s syndrome cases are caused by “trisomy 21″, in which the baby has three, rather than two, copies of chromosome 21, and the hundreds of genes it […]

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