New theory of Down syndrome cause may lead to new therapies | Psydir News

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New theory of Down syndrome cause may lead to new therapies | Psydir News

Conventional wisdom among scientists for years has suggested that because individuals with Down syndrome have an extra chromosome, the disorder most likely results from the presence of too many genes or proteins contained in that additional structure. But a recent study reveals that just the opposite could be true -- that a deficiency of a protein in the brain of Down syndrome patients could contr...

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