trisomy-21

The Oxford American College Dictionary;      20 words ...tri·so·my-21 • n. Medicine the most common form of Down syndrome, caused by an extra copy of chromosome number 21.

The supermice which are bred to beat cancer.(ROP)

The Birmingham Post (England);  November 1, 2004 ;     251 words ......genetically engineered mice carrying an extra copy of the gene set. Tests showed that the...the journal, said: 'The presence of an extra copy of these genes and increased cancer resistance...similar results with a mouse given an extra copy of the tumour suppressor gene. The ...

You Be the Judge.(wills)(Brief Article)

Saturday Evening Post;  November 1, 2000 ;     229 words ......take care of just such a situation that she gave the extra copy to her friend. If you were the judge, would you recognize the extra copy of the will? The court refused to recognize the extra copy. It said that where duplicate wills are made and...

Keep extra copy of vital papers

Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque);  October 26, 2000 ;     148 words ......to the hospital and is transferred to be sure and give an extra copy of their durable power of attorney and living will papers...ships, use the 'paper' if you have to. We later did get an extra copy faxed in, but still had to fight for his rights to go home...

Role of specialized microvilli and the fertilization envelope in the...

The Biological Bulletin;  June 1, 2002 ;     700+ words ......8-cell stage, leading to binding of the blastomeres together (Tarkowski and Wroblewska...1989). The presumptive fate of the blastomeres is first determined at this stage. In...formation of a binding device for the blastomeres and their differentiation. In most invertebrate...

trisomy

The Oxford American College Dictionary;      44 words ...tri·so·my / trīˈsōmē; ˈtrīsō- / • n. Medicine a condition in which an extra copy of a chromosome is present in the cell nuclei, causing developmental abnormalities. ORIGIN: 1930s : from tri- ‘three’ + -some 3 .

Queen loves Mirror.(News)

The Mirror (London, England);  June 22, 1999 ;     94 words ......Royal edition of The Look magazine. The Queen increased the order for Mirrors by six - from four to ten - far more than the extra copy orders for rival tabloids. The Sun - for which only one extra copy was required - was left firmly in the shade.

Vic: Extra gene can stop boys being boys: study

AAP General News (Australia);  July 5, 2008 ;     277 words ......July 5 AAP - Australian scientists have discovered how an extra copy of a gene halts the process of becoming a boy. Researchers...The gene, known as DAX1, regulates sexual development. An extra copy of DAX1 in male babies blocks the development of the testicles...

Vysis Announces FDA Clearance of First Prenatal Genetic Test for Down...

PR Newswire;  October 28, 1997 ;     700+ words ......syndrome is caused by the presence of an extra copy of chromosome 21 (trisomy 21). Trisomy...presence of Down syndrome in a fetus. An extra copy of chromosome 21 is found in up to 95...older. Patau syndrome is caused by an extra copy of chromosome 13. Edward syndrome is...

Genetic hope

Evening Mail;  January 23, 2001 ;     42 words ...VICTIMS of Down's syndrome may hold a vital new weapon against lung cancer in their genes. Researchers found that people with the genetic disorder, which affects about one in 600 newborn babies, have an extra copy of a gene that appears to protect against lung cancer.

Gene tests 'show man could live to a healthy 125'.

The Mail on Sunday (London, England);  August 31, 2008 ;     513 words ......team of researchers achieved their results by inserting an extra copy of three genes - called telomerase, p53 and p16, already known...suppressing tumours - into the stem cells of mice. Inserting an extra copy improves their function in the body because they produce more...

Extra gene copy stops boys from becoming boys

The Hindustan Times;  July 5, 2008 ;     240 words ......Prince Henry's Institute in Melbourne has revealed that an extra copy of gene DAX1, which regulates sexual development might stop...girl. Lead researcher Louisa Ludbrook has revealed that an extra copy of DAX1 in male babies blocks the development of the testicles...

Annual LIMS Guide now available. (marketplace).(Brief Article)

Scientific Computing & Instrumentation;  December 1, 2001 ;     40 words ...Free copies of Scientific Computing & Instrumentation's Annual LIMS Guide, published in November 2001, are available now. If you would like an extra copy of this valuable resource, send an e-mail to mlally@cahners.com. Visit www.lims.scimag.com today!

Tumour-suppressing gene may hold key to fountain of youth

The Hindustan Times;  July 19, 2007 ;     382 words ......National Cancer Research Centre in Madrid say that mice with an extra copy of the p53 gene live longer than those with just one copy...the course of study, the experimental mice were bred with an extra copy of p53, along with the usual gene that regulates how much...

Another chromosome down, more to go.(Brief Article)

Science News;  May 13, 2000 ;     467 words ......1 in every 700 babies is born with it. It's caused by an extra copy of chromosome 21, so the disorder is also known as trisomy...the body to handle, making it possible for people with an extra copy of the chromosome to survive to adulthood. Eventually, researchers...