He is the French pediatrician and geneticist (1926-1994) who, in 1958, linked Down Syndrome—which had been recognized about 100 years earlier but with no known cause—to the presence of an extra copy of chromosome 21.
He found the cause to be chromosome abnormalities, that there was a link between Down Syndrome and trisomy-21 and cri du chat syndrome, among several others.
He is a Venerable. His cause for canonization is being postulated by the Benedictine Abbey of St. Wandrille in Normandy, France. Here are some drone views.
He found the cause to be chromosome abnormalities, that there was a link between Down Syndrome and trisomy-21 and cri du chat syndrome, among several others.
He is a Venerable. His cause for canonization is being postulated by the Benedictine Abbey of St. Wandrille in Normandy, France. Here are some drone views.
“The enemies of life know that to destroy Christian civilization, they must first destroy the family at its weakest point—the child. And among the weakest, they must choose the least protected of all—the child who has never been seen; the child who is not yet known or loved in the usual meaning of the word; who has not yet seen the light of day; who cannot even cry out in distress.” Jerome’s words
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