Question 1

what is the average lifespan of someone with trisomy 13, patau syndrome?

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Lifespan: In my clinical experience of 31 years practicing neonatal medicine, i would have to answer your question with a vague response. This is because each affected child does not necessarily have the same degree of affliction. The literature on this tells us that 99.9% die before a year of age. I have not seen one survive longer than two months, and I have seen many.

Question 2

what is the average lifespan of baby born with trisomy 13, patau syndrome?

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Days/weeks.: Stillbirth (see picture) is very common. Of liveborns, 80% of affected infants die within the first month of life; only 5% survive the first six months. Severe intellectual disability, seizures, and failure to thrive are noticeable in survivors over 1 year of age. No interventions for fetal benefit are ethically justifiable during pregnancy (no cesarean section, no fetal monitoring indicated).

Question 3

trismoy21  1: 1067 trisomy 18 1: 2674 trisomy 13  1: 8368  does it mean my child has down sydrome?

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Unclear: The information you list provides no specific information on which to base an answer. How was the data obtained and why? Does it relate to some specific test, a pregnancy, a genetic counseling session ? Questions should provide basic information on the problem and ask a clear question. The public site is not a chat room and none of your prior submissions are linked. Try again if you wish.

Question 4

what population is affected by trisomy 13?

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?? odd question ??: Humans of any race, culture,ethnic group, social status, etc. can have a baby with trisomy 13.

Question 5

can radiation cause trisomy 13?

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Not to my knowledge: Trisomy is caused by a robertsonian translocation in the karyotype of one of the parents or by a meiotic nondisjunction event of a sperm or egg cell.  88% of time trisomy comes from nondisjunction in the maternal egg and 8% comes from nondisjunction in the paternal sperm.

Question 6

is trisomy 13 dominant or recessive?

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Neither: Any defect like trisomy 13, that involves acquiring an extra chromosome, has nothing to do with dominant or recessive genes. It occurs when usually the egg carries 2 rather than 1 of the 13 chromosomes. Fertilization by a normal sperm with one of every chromosome creates an embryo with three # 13's.If the embryo survives pregnancy it emerges as a trisomy 13 infant  with all the problems they have.

Question 7

is there any hope for baby with trisomy 13?

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No.: Trisomy 13 is a uniformly lethal genetic anomaly; affected individuals lead very short and rudimentary lives without quality.

Question 8

is it true that trisomy 13 caused by inbreeding?

Accepted Answer

Not true: Trisomy 13 (3 copies of chromosome 13 in all your cells) is caused by an error in the way one of your two chromosome 13s move when you make an egg or a sperm. It's called nondisjunction. When it happens, it's no one's fault. Marriage between close relatives, like 1st cousins, is common in many places in the world, and trisomy 13 is just as rare there as it is everywhere else.

Question 9

are there any specialized hospitals for trisomy 13 patients? spealized drs?

Accepted Answer

Not really: If you suspect or have a confirmed pregnancy with T13 you have decisions to make. The condition is universally fatal &amp; those who survive pregnancy live only a short time after birth. Delivery at a center that has medical genetics and neonatology can help confirm the diagnosis and allow the most time for you to can have to get acquainted with baby before the end comes.

Question 10

what is trisomy 13?

Accepted Answer

Lethal DNA anomaly.: An extra chromosome 13 confers lethality to affected individuals, as well as cleft lip/palate, holoprosencephaly, cardiac anomalies and omphalocele (all midline defects).

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