The Human Trisome Project
The goal of the Human Trisome Project is to understand how a third copy of chromosome 21 causes a different disease spectrum in people with Down syndrome.
Did you know that people with Down syndrome have what we call a "different disease spectrum?"
This means that compared to the typical population, they are protected from developing some medical conditions, such as most solid tumors, while being strongly predisposed to developing ​​others, such as Alzheimer’s disease and autoimmune disorders.​ The Crnic Institute's Human Trisome Project™ is the first and most in-depth precision medicine approach to understanding these phenomena.