Trisomy 13

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Polydactyly - an infant's hand

Syndactyly

Patau syndrome

Because of the severity of congenital defects, life-sustaining procedures are generally not attempted.

Support Organization for Trisomy 18, 13 and Related Disorders (SOFT) -- www.trisomy.org

Living with Trisomy 13 -- www.livingwithtrisomy13.org

Extremely short survival time is expected. Rarely, affected persons survive to adulthood.

Complications begin almost immediately. They include breathing difficulty or lack of breathing (apnea), deafness, vision problems, feeding problems, seizures, heart failure, and others.

Call for an appointment with your health care provider if you have had a child with Trisomy 13, and you plan to have another child.

Review Date: 04/20/2005
Reviewed By: Neal Sondheimer, M.D., PhD., Division of Genetics and Metabolism, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.