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Woman With Down Syndrome Had Alzheimer's Without Dementia in Surprise Case
Decades of tests had shown that she had both Down syndrome and an intermediate level of Alzheimer's. Physical examinations ...
Woman with Alzheimer’s — but no dementia symptoms — stumps doctors
The brain of a US woman with Down syndrome showed the classic signs of Alzheimer’s disease upon her death, yet she remained ...
Alzheimer’s without symptoms? Unbelievable case of US woman leaves doctors stumped
A US woman with Down syndrome exhibited no symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease despite her brain showing advanced pathology.
IVF Patients Say a Test Caused Them to Discard Embryos. Now They're Suing
Her mood changed when the results came back. The test deemed each of the Petersens’ five embryos abnormal, meaning their ...
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What Is Klinefelter Syndrome?
In 10 to 15 percent of men with Klinefelter syndrome, however, there is a mosaic pattern, in which more than one combination of sex chromosomes are present, such as 46XY/47XXY. (There are also people ...
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IVF Patients Say a Test Caused Them to Discard Embryos. Now They’re Suing
Between those black-and-white results, there’s a whole world of gray: “mosaic ... such as Down syndrome. At its core, it’s a ranking tool, says Darren Griffin, a professor of genetics ...
CRISPR Snips Away Extra Chromosomes, Offering New Hope for Down Syndrome Treatment
Scientists are exploring gene editing as a way to correct trisomy at the cellular level. Using CRISPR-Cas9, researchers ...
Down syndrome case challenges Alzheimer's assumptions with unexpected cognitive stability
Studies reveal that people with Down syndrome (DS) have over a 90% lifetime risk of developing dementia caused by Alzheimer's ...
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Assessing Gene Therapy Approaches for Down Syndrome
Decades ago, researchers showed that Down syndrome (also known as trisomy 21), was caused when individuals carried an extra ...