What does TS stand for?

Trisomy

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Samples in periodicals archive:

A week into the new college term social services came back to the family to say it would now fund one-to-one support for Christopher, who has suffered from birth from a rare condition called trisomy, which impairs his hearing and speech.

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In lieu of flowers donations may be made in her memory to the Trisomy 18 Foundation, 4491 Cheshire Station Plaza, Suite 157, Dale City, VA 22193.

Brienna M. Marr

That is why this disorder is also referred to as trisomy 21.

Down Syndrome Disorder

Further research is being carried out to determine whether this technology could be used to diagnose certain genetic and chromosomal conditions such as Trisomy 21 (Down's syndrome).

New technology for fetal testing: research is being carried out into ...

Katie died in December of a rare condition called Trisomy 13, which affects just one baby in every 16,000.

In honour of my baby sister Katie; EIGHT-YEAR-OLD RAISING MONEY FOR ...

Other topics described include cellcycle arrest by dietary chemopreventive agents, insulin-like growth factor regulation of cell proliferation, trisomy of human chromosome 21 and cell cycle control, and transforming growth factor beta and cell cycle regulation.

Cell cycle control; new research

Down syndrome, or Trisomy 21, generally is caused by an error in the development of one of the reproductive cells that combine at conception, resulting in an individual with an extra copy of the 21st chromosome.

Downright impressive artwork

As many as 95% of Down syndrome cases are caused by trisomy 21, in which a baby has three rather than two copies of chromosome 21.

Down syndrome gene may suppress tumor growth