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In laboratory dish, researchers shut down extra chromosome that causes Down syndrome - Boston.com »
Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Medical School have shown that it is possible to do what had once seemed unthinkable -- shut down the extra chromosome that causes the developmental problems and intellectual disabilities in Down syndrome. The surprising result is the fruit of a daring, out-of-the-box approach by a scientist whose work has been shaped by her early experience counseling families of children with disabilities. The feat has been done only on human cells grown in laboratory dishes and nobody is sure whether the technique could ever be leveraged as a treatment, but it will provide a powerful tool that will help fuel the search for effective drugs. Source Main page (current trends)
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