A century after Down syndrome was first described, scientists discovered that the root cause of this disorder is a condition called trisomy 21. What strides in research have been made since then?

I remember frantically Googling it in my hospital bed. I learnt that the most common form of Down's syndrome is trisomy 21, trisomy meaning third chromosome. You can think of chromosomes as the ...

For 3-year-old Magnus, American Sign Language, or ASL, is one of the ways he communicates with his mom Anna. “Magnus was born ...

The overall goal is to determine the genes that lead to impaired skeletal outcomes in Trisomy 21. The Hoeffer lab will continue their research into the cognitive effects of Down syndrome on brain ...