This report describes an infant with trisomy 13 associated with imperforate anus. Clinical features of patau syndrome described in standard texts do not include imperforate anus or anorectal ...

Patau’s Syndrome is also known as Trisomy 13. It is a chromosome-based, rare genetic disorder in which the patient has an extra copy of chromosome 13 in some or all of the cells in the body. Normally ...

Heart surgery significantly decreases in-hospital mortality among infants with either of two genetic disorders that cause severe physical and intellectual disabilities, according to a new study by a ...

Patau’s Syndrome is also known as Trisomy 13. It is a chromosome-based, rare genetic disorder in which the patient has an extra copy of chromosome 13 in some or all of the cells in the body. Normally ...

Trisomy 13 syndrome (formerly Patau's syndrome), 47,XY,+13. This male has a full complement of chromosome, plus an extra chromosome 13. Symptoms of this severe syndrome include microcephaly, cleft lip ...

Antenatal diagnosis of Trisomy 13 is often made by karyotyping. This is typically performed after an assessment of risk for a chromosomal disorder is made by the maternal healthcare provider. The ...

Changes in either chromosome structure or number can occur during cell division. Each human has 46 chromosomes, 22 pairs of autosomes and 1 pair of sex chromosomes (XX: female or XY: male). During ...

Heart surgery significantly decreases in-hospital mortality among infants with either of two genetic disorders that cause severe physical and intellectual disabilities, according to a new study. Heart ...

Keke Wyatt is opening up about the challenges facing her youngest child, Ke’Zyah Jean Darring, who is living with a genetic disorder known as Trisomy 13. In an Instagram Live, Wyatt said her nearly ...