Down Syndrome
Down Syndrome: also known as trisomy 21 is a genetic disorder caused by the presence of all or part of a third copy of chromosome 21. It is typically associated with physical growth delays, mild to moderate intellectual disability, and characteristic facial features. The average IQ of a young adult with Down syndrome is 50, equivalent to the mental ability of an 8 or 9-year-old child. The parents of the affected individuals are typically genetically normal. The extra chromosome is believed to occur by chance, with no known behavioral activity or environmental factor that changes the probability. Down syndrome can be identified during pregnancy by prenatal screening followed by diagnostic testing or after birth by direct observation and genetic testing. There is no cure for Down syndrome.
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OCT 03, 2019 7:30 AM PDT
OCT 03, 2019 7:30 AM PDTCRISPR/Cas9 technology has become very popular in the last 5 years and has profoundly changed our way to do genetically engineered animals. I will present the latest development in genome edi...Speaker: Marie-Christine Birling, PhDPresented at: CRISPR 2019
APR 11, 2018
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Glenn Palomaki, PhD
Presented at: Molecular Diagnostics 2018
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Down syndrome (DS) is a complex multi-system disorder affecting more than 5.8 million individuals around the world and it causes significant physical, psychological, and cognitive abnormaliti...
Speaker:
Ahmad Salehi, MD, PhD
Presented at: Neuroscience
OCT 03, 2019
7:30 AM PDT
OCT 03, 2019
7:30 AM PDT
CRISPR/Cas9 technology has become very popular in the last 5 years and has profoundly changed our way to do genetically engineered animals. I will present the latest development in genome edi...
Speaker:
Marie-Christine Birling, PhD
Presented at: CRISPR 2019
APR 11, 2018
12:00 PM PDT
APR 11, 2018
12:00 PM PDT
Screening for Down syndrome began with the question "How old will you be when you deliver?". If the pregnant woman answered 35 years of age or older, she was offered amniocent...
Speaker:
Glenn Palomaki, PhD
Presented at: Molecular Diagnostics 2018
MAR 19, 2014
7:00 AM PDT
MAR 19, 2014
7:00 AM PDT
Down syndrome (DS) is a complex multi-system disorder affecting more than 5.8 million individuals around the world and it causes significant physical, psychological, and cognitive abnormaliti...
Speaker:
Ahmad Salehi, MD, PhD
Presented at: Neuroscience
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