leukemia

Down with leukemiaDown syndrome is a congenital disorder caused by the trisomy of chromosome 21, and it is associated with a greatly increased risk of leukemia with origins in fetal development. Infants with Down syndrome are often born…

SummaryEach year, ∼200,000 babies worldwide are born with Down syndrome (DS), owing to constitutional trisomy of chromosome 21 (T21) (1). Children with DS have a markedly increased risk of leukemia, particularly in their first 4 years.…