Question 1

who discovered patau syndrome?

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T. Bartholin: Patau syndrome which is a duplication of chromosome 13 was originally described by thomas Bartholin's in 1657.

Question 2

whats patau syndrome?

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What is it.: Patau's syndrome is the presence of various dysmorphic features in a child a set of three chromosomes 13. This is called trisomy, in this case, trisomy 13.

Question 3

what causes patau syndrome?

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It's not: Patau syndrome arises from  a non-disjunction event prevents the 18 chromosome from dividing its pair &amp; sends 2, not one to the egg. At conception the sperm brings along another 18 &amp; there ends up being 3. The presence of the extra 18 causes the developing fetus to misread the genetic instructions and many defects occur.

Question 4

what causes patau syndrome?

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Extra chromosome 13: Patau syndrome is a syndrome caused by a chromosomal abnormality, in which some or all of the cells of the body contain extra genetic material from chromosome 13. Symptoms include polydactyly, holoprosencephaly, coloboma of the iris, scalp defect, clenched, overlapping fingers, many midline defects, severe mental retardation, short life spans(&lt;1yr avg)

Question 5

what is patau syndrome cause?

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Non-disjunction.: The majority of cases of the lethal patau or trisomy 13 syndrome are caused by nondisjunction (47, +13) related to advanced maternal age. Robertsonian translocations of either parent can increase the risk for that couple, although most affected embryos die in utero.

Question 6

hows patau syndrome inherited?

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Not inherited: Patau syndrome, or trisomy 13, is not inherited, in that a baby does not "get it" from either parent.  It is usually caused when the egg does not divide properly at the time of fertilization.  This accident causes a baby to get an extra number 13 chromosome in every one of its cells.  Trisomy 13 is rare, but a very serious condition.  Most babies with it die before birth or shortly after birth.

Question 7

what exactly is patau syndrome?

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Patau Syndrome: Patau syndrome is another name for trisomy 13. Babies with trisomy 13 usually die shortly after birth.

Question 8

how can we treat patau syndrome?

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Supportively: Patau is a chromosomal abnormality of trisomy 13.  There is no treatment of the cause but the various symptoms can be treated. For example, heart defects can be repaired, polydactyly can be corrected. However, many children live only a short time so often the goal is comfort care.

Question 9

what are the tests for patau syndrome?

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What Test: To a trained geneticist or an experienced neonatologist the clinical presentation of a child with trisomy 13 may not require any testing. However 100% confirmation of the clinical suspicion is usually provided by a karyotype test.

Question 10

how exactly is patau syndrome inherited?

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It isn't: This syndrome results when an egg with a pair of chromosome 13 (instead of 1) joins with the male's 13 at conception leading to a distortion of the information in each cell of the body.Multiple birth defects are common and these kids do not live very long. It is not inherited on the genes.

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