Chromosome segregation regulator with possible link to Down’s syndrome identified

A recent thesis published in Nature Science claims to have discovered that further use of the enzyme PP2ACdc55 could theoretically help prevent disorders caused by chromosome mis-segration, such as Down’s syndrome and Edwards’s syndrome, as well as miscarriage. The research identified a gene that regulates meiosis and suggests that presence of this enzyme allows for the regulation of the production of sperm and egg cells within the human reproduction process. Therefore, they believe it could aid prevention of chromosomal irregularity-related diseases and miscarriages, which are a result of errors in chromosome segregation within the human reproductive system. The scientists –...