Difference between revisions of "Trisomy 13"
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==Features== | ==Features== | ||
*Midface abnormality - key feature. | *Midface abnormality - '''key feature'''. | ||
**An extreme example: holoprosencephaly - failure of the forebrain to divide into hemispheres.<ref>URL: [http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Holoprosencephaly http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Holoprosencephaly]. Accessed on: 16 May 2011.</ref> | |||
*Cardiac abnormalities. | |||
*Aplasia cutis congenita ([[AKA]] aplasia cutis) - congenital absence of hair; usu. on the scalp.<ref>URL: [http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Aplasia+cutis+congenita http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Aplasia+cutis+congenita]. Accessed on: 16 May 2011.</ref> | |||
*Polydactyly - more than the normal number of digits.<ref>URL: [http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/polydactyl http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/polydactyl]. Accessed on: 16 May 2011.</ref> | |||
*Horseshoe kidney. | |||
==See also== | |||
*[[Stillbirth]]. | |||
==References== | |||
{{Reflist|2}} | |||
[[Category:Syndromes]] | [[Category:Syndromes]] | ||
Revision as of 14:54, 16 May 2011
Trisomy 13, also known as Patau syndrome, is a relatively common chromosomal abnormality.
Features
- Midface abnormality - key feature.
- An extreme example: holoprosencephaly - failure of the forebrain to divide into hemispheres.[1]
- Cardiac abnormalities.
- Aplasia cutis congenita (AKA aplasia cutis) - congenital absence of hair; usu. on the scalp.[2]
- Polydactyly - more than the normal number of digits.[3]
- Horseshoe kidney.
See also
References
- ↑ URL: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Holoprosencephaly. Accessed on: 16 May 2011.
- ↑ URL: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Aplasia+cutis+congenita. Accessed on: 16 May 2011.
- ↑ URL: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/polydactyl. Accessed on: 16 May 2011.