Developing a gold standard for Down syndrome care

Down syndrome was first identified more than six decades ago, but gaps in care continue to persist. Now, new Perth research has paved the way for developing a gold standard model of care.

By Aleisha Orr 

In medical terms Down syndrome (DS) is not new, the underlying chromosomal cause was identified more than 65 years ago and there has been an understanding of it since it was first formally described in the 1860s.  

However, for a Perth study into the most common chromosomal abnormality in humans, researchers decided to take a step back....

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