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 ...

Down syndrome, the most frequent birth defect (around 1/700 births), results in most cases from the presence in all cells of an extra copy of chromosome 21. It is characterized by a complex and ...

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WEAU) -An Eau Claire mother is looking to spread awareness about how her 19-month-old son having an extra chromosome has impacted his life and changed hers. When Monique Steiner ...

Trisomy 18, a conition where a person has three copies of chromosome 18 as opposed to two, is often associated with seizures and congenital heart diseases. Complications from Trisomy 13, where a ...

Among children born with the chromosome disorders trisomy 13 or 18 in Ontario, Canada, early death was the most common outcome, but 10 percent to 13 percent survived for 10 years, according to a study ...

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 ...

A new study finds that children with Trisomy 18 and 13 live longer than thought. April 9, 2012— -- Bella Santorum, the youngest daughter of Republican presidential hopeful Rick Santorum, was ...