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Retal born with trisomy 18 and has right sided diaphragm eventration is this a lethal disease? she is 5 months old
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Yes: Trisomy 18 is usually fatal in infancy.Many are shed during pregnancy as a miscarriage, others die from any number of issues including heart defects over the ensuing months. Some live a few years.
Answered 10/14/2015
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