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Jerome Lejeune

New Genetic Therapy Provides Breakthrough for Down Syndrome

Every year, 6,000 American babies are born with an extra copy of chromosome 21, the genetic cause of Down Syndrome. Researchers have puzzled over that extra chromosome since Dr. Jerome Lejeune discovered it in 1959. But this week, doctors at the University of Massachusetts Medical School announced a breakthrough that could have significant implications for […]

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