My Life with Down Syndrome - Downs Syndrome Association

My Life with Down Syndrome - Downs Syndrome Association

Improving life expectancy and quality of life for children born with Down syndrome, developing best practice guidelines in response to changing patterns in diagnosis, treatment and survival.   The Department of Paediatric Cardiology, Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children is partnering with Ulster University to highlight issues affecting children and adults with Down Syndrome. This research is supported by the Downs Syndrome Association and th…

Could ingenious gene therapy prevent health issues associated with Down syndrome?

Dr Volney Sheen is using gene editing techniques to silence the expression of the extra chromosome that causes Down syndrome