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.