Children with Down syndrome (DS, trisomy 21) are at a significantly higher risk of developing acute leukemia compared to the overall population. Many studies investigating the link between trisomy 21 and leukemia initiation and progression have been conducted over the last two decades. ...

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• Reports and Findings
• 2023
• October 2023

Acute erythroleukemia (AEL or acute myeloid leukemia [AML]-M6) is a rare but aggressive hematologic malignancy. Previous studies showed that AEL leukemic cells often carry complex karyotypes and mutations in known AML-associated oncogenes. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2020
• August 2020

Ten researchers from different areas took to the stage with a carefully crafted presentation and three-minute pitch, in efforts to spark the interest of 80 guests ...

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• 2023
• February

It has been 10 years since we carried out a systematic search of the literature on birth defect risk in infants born following assisted reproductive... ...

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• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2013
• July 2013

Prospective birth cohort studies tracking asthma initiation and consolidation in community cohorts have identified viral infections occurring against a... ...

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• Reports and Findings
• 2012
• May 2012

High consumption of refined carbohydrate, in particular sugar, has been identified as a possible contributory factor in greater risk of excess weight gain. ...

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• 2013
• July 2013

Telethon Kids Institute welcomes the Federal Government's stringent vaping reforms that took effect on 1 July 2024. ...

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• 2024
• July

Recurrent severe asthma exacerbations are associated with decreased lung growth or accelerated loss of long function and add substantially to cost and morbidity ...

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• 2017
• February 2017

This study aimed to investigate the information needs, priorities, and information-seeking behaviours of parents of infants newly diagnosed with CF. ...

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• Reports and Findings
• 2014
• January 2014

Recent research showed that precision medicine can identify new treatment strategies for patients with childhood cancers. However, it is unclear which patients will benefit most from precision-guided treatment. ...

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• 2024
• June 2024