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'''Trisomy 13''', also known as '''Patau syndrome''', is a relatively common chromosomal abnormality. | '''Trisomy 13''', also known as '''Patau syndrome''', is a relatively common chromosomal abnormality. | ||
==Characteristics== | |||
Features:<ref>Sherman, C. Recent advances in pathology (lecture). 9 May 2011.</ref><ref>URL: [http://johnsarm.net/Trisomy%2013%20%28Patau%29.htm http://johnsarm.net/Trisomy%2013%20%28Patau%29.htm]. Accessed on: 16 May 2011.</ref> | Features:<ref>Sherman, C. Recent advances in pathology (lecture). 9 May 2011.</ref><ref>URL: [http://johnsarm.net/Trisomy%2013%20%28Patau%29.htm http://johnsarm.net/Trisomy%2013%20%28Patau%29.htm]. Accessed on: 16 May 2011.</ref> | ||
*Midface abnormality - '''key feature'''. | *Midface abnormality - '''key feature'''. | ||
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*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> | *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. | *Horseshoe kidney. | ||
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*[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Aplasia_cutis_congenita.jpg Aplasia cutis congenita (WC)]. | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
Revision as of 15:01, 16 May 2011
Trisomy 13, also known as Patau syndrome, is a relatively common chromosomal abnormality.
Characteristics
- Midface abnormality - key feature.
- An extreme example: holoprosencephaly - failure of the forebrain to divide into hemispheres.[3]
- Cardiac abnormalities.
- Aplasia cutis congenita (AKA aplasia cutis) - congenital absence of hair; usu. on the scalp.[4]
- Polydactyly - more than the normal number of digits.[5]
- Horseshoe kidney.
Images:
See also
References
- ↑ Sherman, C. Recent advances in pathology (lecture). 9 May 2011.
- ↑ URL: http://johnsarm.net/Trisomy%2013%20%28Patau%29.htm. Accessed on: 16 May 2011.
- ↑ 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.