Down Syndrome Treatment Aims To Turn Off Extra Chromosome

    Scientists have new hope for a gene-manipulating treatment that could effectively shut off the extra chromosome that causes Down Syndrome. The additional chromosome 21 slows mental and physical development for about 6,000 babies in the U.S. every year.

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