As many as one in six adults face fertility difficulties worldwide, research has shown, and the challenge becomes harder as ...

A case report describes a 14-year-old girl with ring chromosome 7 syndrome whose severe hypertriglyceridemia and mild ...

When couples have trouble conceiving a baby or lose a pregnancy, they often undergo routine tests, which can turn up a shock: One of the prospective parents may be missing a chromosome. The most ...

A case report of an 8-month-old boy with a constitutional non-supernumerary ring chromosome 21 shows that dynamic, ...

Japanese researchers used CRISPR-Cas9 to remove the extra chromosome 21 from cells in a lab. It's a real breakthrough — but not a Down syndrome cure, and not a new 2026 treatment.

The spectrum of information that can be obtained by prenatal testing is wide and rapidly increasing. Many mutations, or "abnormalities," are inconsequential, while others are significant. Genetic ...

Each workday, Dr. Jannine Cody walks past bulletin boards that display photos of hope. The boards line three tiled walls on the fifth floor, home to the Chromosome 18 Clinical Research Center at UT ...

It’s natural after a miscarriage to ask, “Why did this happen?” While genetic testing is more commonly discussed after ...