Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) in Down syndrome (DS) children has several unique features including a predominance of the acute megakaryocytic leukemia (AMkL) phenotype, higher event-free survivals ...

Sep. 25, 2024 — People with Down syndrome face a higher risk of developing leukemia. Now researchers explain why, by identifying specific changes in blood cells of people with Down ...

In the world, one out of 700 children are born with Down's syndrome. A syndrome, where the child has an extra copy of chromosome 21, resulting in 47 chromosomes instead of 46.

IN 1930 Brewster and Cannon 1 reported a case of mongolism associated with acute lymphatic leukemia, and seventeen years later Ingalls 2 mentioned as a curiosity that 2 of 50 children with ...

Why Children With Down Syndrome Have Higher Risk of Leukemia Sep. 26, 2024 — People with Down syndrome face a higher risk of developing leukemia. Now researchers explain why, by identifying ...

Staff Writer Grace Theis is like any 4-year-old little girl. She adores dolls and princesses, dancing and playing dress up. She loves anything pink. But ask Grace’s parents ...

Children with Down syndrome (DS), which occurs due to trisomy 21, have a 20-fold increased risk of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), but the basis for the increased risk of leukemia remains unclear, ...

Those with Down syndrome are predisposed to certain conditions such as Alzheimer’s disease and leukemia but are less likely to experience mass tumor cancers or certain heart diseases.