Faulty stem cell regulation may contribute to cognitive deficits associated with Down syndrome

September 12, 2013

The learning and physical disabilities that affect people with Down syndrome may be due at least in part to defective stem cell regulation throughout the body, according to researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine. The defects in stem cell growth and self-renewal observed by the researchers can be alleviated by reducing the expression of just one gene on chromosome 21, they found. (Medical Xpress)