According to the Minnesota Department of Health, it’s unclear what causes the extra chromosome that leads to Trisomy 13. The condition often causes heart and brain defects, as well as spinal ...

Recognition of the clinical features of Trisomy 13 syndrome, a common autosomal trisomy, provides the basis for diagnostic testing and counseling of families. This article provides a systematic ...

"I prayed and hoped that your diagnosis of Trisomy 13 wasn’t true and wouldn’t be ... how I felt leaving the hospital without you… My heart is broken and my arms are empty." ...

Trisomy 13 and 18.Trisomy 13 and trisomy 18 happen ... This only affects babies with X chromosomes and can cause growth problems and heart and ovary defects at birth. Congenital heart disease.

The heart and lungs were normal on examination ... in this infant have been found in previously reported cases of 13–15 trisomy (Table 2). In addition to the usual malformations there were ...

Symmetric intrauterine growth restriction (both weight and head circumference below the 10th percentile) is usually seen in Trisomy 13. [2] Evaluate the eyebrows. Occasionally, synophrys ...