Edwards syndrome: Trisomy 18 syndrome. Children with the syndrome have an extra chromosome 18 with a characteristic pattern of multiple malformations and mental retardation.
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Definition
Trisomy 18 is a genetic disorder in which a person has a third copy of genetic material from chromosome 18, instead of the usual two copies.
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Edwards syndrome (Trisomy 18) The chromosomal abnormality characterized by an extra copy of chromosome 18. The extra chromosome can be free lying or attached to another chromosome. Trisomy 18 can occur in mosaic.
Edwards syndrome (Trisomy 18): Children with this syndrome have an extra chromosome 18 with a characteristic pattern of multiple malformations and mental retardation.
Edwards syndrome
Causes
Trisomy 18 is a relatively common syndrome. It is three times more common in girls than boys. The syndrome is caused by the presence of extra material from chromosome 18.
Edwards syndrome
Causes, incidence, and risk factors
Trisomy 18 is a relatively common syndrome. It is three times more common in girls than boys. The syndrome is caused by the presence of extra material from chromosome 18.
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Chromosome 18+ syndrome see Edwards syndrome
Chromosome 4p- syndrome see Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome
Chromosome 5 short arm deletion see Cri du Chat syndrome
Chromosome 5p- syndrome see Cri du Chat syndrome
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Trisomy 18, also called Edwards syndrome, is a chromosomal condition associated with severe intellectual disability and abnormalities in many parts of the body.
Trisomy 18 is also called "Edwards syndrome," named after the physician who first described the disorder. Trisomy 13 is called "Patau syndrome," in honor of the physician who first described it.
What causes trisomy 18 and trisomy 13?
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Trisomy 18 also called Edwards syndrome (Medline Plus)
Chromosome abnormality
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trisomy 18 - the presence of three #18 chromosomes, also known as Edwards syndrome.
trisomy 21 - the presence of three #21 chromosomes, also known as Down syndrome.
OFDS Type V (Thurston Syndrome)
OFDS Type VI (Varadi Syndrome)
OFDS Type VII (Whelan Syndrome)
OFDS Type VIII (Edwards Syndrome)
OFDS Type IX (OFD Syndrome with Retinal Abnormalities)
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Babies with the disorders usually die by age 1, but there have been a few cases in which children survive into their teens.
Trisomy 18 is also called "Edwards syndrome" and trisomy 13 is also called "Patau syndrome" after the physicians who first ...
Nineteen out of 20 (95%) of these children die before their first birthday. The condition is also called edwards syndrome in honor of the british physician and geneticist john edwards who discovered the extra chromosome in 1960.
 See also: Trisomy, Kidney, Mental retardation, Pregnancy, Translocation
  
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