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Major discovery in the genetics of Down syndrome

UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL Researchers at CHU Sainte-Justine and Université de Montréal have discovered a new mechanism involved in the expression of Down syndrome, one of the main causes of intellectual disability and congenital heart defects in children. The study’s findings were published today in Current Biology. Down syndrome (SD), also called trisomy 21 syndrome, is...