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Improving Joyful Lives. A new paper on Down syndrome prepared by the Jerome Lejeune Foundation
Down syndrome is a highly complex genetic condition, but it is also a highly complex sociological...
Read More >Trisomy 21: Differences in Gene Expression and Differences in Abilities
Results of a research project led by Dr. André Mégarbané of the Jerome Lejeune Institute in Paris and his teams was published in the "European Journal of Human Genetics" in February 2013. In the interview below he discusses his attempt to explain the wide range of cognitive ability within the Down syndrome community. Dr. Mégarbané's research within the Foundation's Read More >
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Among the 500, or so, genes which are overrepresented in individuals with trisomy 21, several are suspected to be at least partly responsible
Read More >Transcriptome - Trisomy 21
It has long been known, but without explanation, that there is a high variability in intellectual abilities among individuals living with Dow
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The Jerome Lejeune Foundation (France and the U.S.) was founded in 1996 to carry on the work of the legendary geneticist, Jerome Lejeune. Through its mission of research, care, and advocacy, the Jerome Lejeune Foundation serves those with Down syndrome and other genetic intellectual disabilities in a spirit of profound respect for their inherent human dignity, and that of all human persons.
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