Meet the 24-Year-Old Chimp with Down Syndrome - Labroots
2017年2月25日 · Japanese scientists have confirmed the diagnosis of Down syndrome in a 24-year-old female chimp named Kanako. This marks only the second documented occurrence of this condition in a chimpanzee. Kanako was born in captivity at the Kumamoto Sanctuary and developed some abnormal characteristics that set her apart from other chimps.
For only the second known time, a chimp has a disorder similar to Down …
A 24-year-old chimp in Japan has a genetic disorder similar to Down Syndrome in humans, researchers have found. Kanako is only the second chimpanzee known to have the chromosomal defect trisomy...
Second case of 'Down syndrome' in chimps | ScienceDaily
2017年2月21日 · Japanese researchers have confirmed the second case known to science of a chimpanzee born with trisomy 22, a chromosomal defect similar to that of Down syndrome (or trisomy 21) in humans.
Monkey with Down Syndrome: Unique Cases and Characteristics
2024年9月23日 · The rare cases of the Down syndrome monkey, such as Azalea and Kanako, provides a unique window into the genetic and developmental aspects of this condition. These rare instances not only highlight the complexity of genetic disorders across species but also underscore the importance of comparative research in understanding Down syndrome’s ...
'Down Syndrome' in Chimps Seen for Only the Second Time
2017年2月23日 · Researchers from Japan's Kyoto University have documented just the second case in chimpanzees of a genetic disorder similar to Down syndrome in humans. The chimp, a captive-born 24-year-old...
Chimpanzee Down syndrome: a case study of trisomy 22 in a …
We report a case of chimpanzee trisomy 22 in a captive-born female. Because chromosome 22 in great apes is homologous to human chromosome 21, the present case is analogous to human trisomy 21, also called Down syndrome.
Down's syndrome discovered in monkey - New Scientist
1989年10月28日 · RESEARCHERS in Wisconsin have reported the first known case of a monkey with Down-like syndrome. The monkey's behaviour betrayed the inherited abnormality, and analysis of her chromosomes...
Researchers document second case of “Down syndrome” in chimps
2017年2月21日 · Japanese researchers have confirmed the second case known to science of a chimpanzee born with trisomy 22, a chromosomal defect similar to that of Down syndrome (or trisomy 21) in humans. The report 1 on Kanako, a 24-year-old female chimp born into captivity, was led by Satoshi Hirata of Kyoto University in Japan, and appears in the journal ...
Second case of 'Down syndrome' in chimpanzees identified in Japan
Feb. 21 (UPI) -- Scientists at Kyoto University in Japan have identified another chimpanzee with trisomy 22, a Down syndrome-like chromosomal disorder. It's the second case of chimpanzee Down...
Japanese researchers have confirmed the second case known to science of a chimpanzee born with trisomy 22, a chromosomal defect similar to that of Down syndrome (or trisomy 21) in humans.