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*Micrognathia - small chin. | *Micrognathia - small chin. | ||
*Prominent occiput. | *Prominent occiput. | ||
*Overriding fingers. | *Overriding fingers - '''classic finding'''. | ||
*Omphalocele. | *Omphalocele. | ||
*Rocker bottom feet. | *Rocker bottom feet. | ||
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*Omphalocele is usu. genetic.<ref>{{Cite journal | last1 = Frolov | first1 = P. | last2 = Alali | first2 = J. | last3 = Klein | first3 = MD. | title = Clinical risk factors for gastroschisis and omphalocele in humans: a review of the literature. | journal = Pediatr Surg Int | volume = 26 | issue = 12 | pages = 1135-48 | month = Dec | year = 2010 | doi = 10.1007/s00383-010-2701-7 | PMID = 20809116 }}</ref> | |||
**Other considerations should include [[Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome]]. | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
Revision as of 15:42, 16 May 2011
Trisomy 18, also known as Edwards syndrome, is a relatively common chromosomal abnormality.
Characteristics
- Micrognathia - small chin.
- Prominent occiput.
- Overriding fingers - classic finding.
- Omphalocele.
- Rocker bottom feet.
Notes:
- Omphalocele is usu. genetic.[3]
- Other considerations should include Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome.
See also
References
- ↑ Sherman, C. Recent advances in pathology (lecture). 9 May 2011.
- ↑ URL: http://johnsarm.net/trisomy_18_%28edwards%29.htm. Accessed on: 16 May 2011.
- ↑ Frolov, P.; Alali, J.; Klein, MD. (Dec 2010). "Clinical risk factors for gastroschisis and omphalocele in humans: a review of the literature.". Pediatr Surg Int 26 (12): 1135-48. doi:10.1007/s00383-010-2701-7. PMID 20809116.