Patau syndrome Other Information

Bartholin-Patau syndrome; Chromosomal imbalance syndrome, pair 13, trisomy; chromosome 13 trisomy syndrome; D1 Trisomy; Trisomy 13 syndrome

Patau syndrome, also known as trisomy 13, is a chromosomal aberration, a disease in which a patient has an additional chromosome 13 due to a non disjunction of chromosomes during meiosis. Like all non disjunction diseases (Down Syndrome, Edward Syndrome, etc...) the risk of disease in the offspring increases with maternal age at pregnancy. Patau syndrome is associated with severe mental retardation, small eyes that may exhibit a split in the iris (coloboma), a cleft lip and/or palate, weak ...