Advanced Diploma of Teaching Primary and Middle school

- Causes Trisomy 18
- Karyotype
- Facts
- Types Of Trisomy 18
- Symptoms
- Summary
 23 chromosomes from the father and 23 chromosomes
from the mother.

baby has three #18 chromosomes instead of the

normal two.
•It occurs in about 1 out of every 3000 live births.
• The chance of having a child with this condition
increases as a woman gets older.
•Less than 10 percent live past their first birthdays.
•Mainly seen in girls.
The most common type
of Trisomy 18.

Partial trisomies are very rare.

Mosaic trisomy is also very rare.

Part of the intestinal tract is There are overlapping fingers. Small jaw
outside the stomach

Excess amniotic fluid Pocket of fluid on the brain Small head

The ears may not be in a proper There are overlapping fingers. Lips are not formed well.
position.

Down from the jaw, it is The under feet get bigger Fingers, neck
smaller then the ordinary and stiffer then the normal
child’s head.
• Edward Syndrome , Also called trisomy 18.

• There are three chromosomes instead of two in the 18th Chromosomes.

•It is common in female than the male.

•Heart defect, Kidney problems, clenched hands, rocker bottom feet,

delayed growth. (small head, small jaw, low-set ears) etc... Are the some of
the symptoms of the trisomy 18.
• Sadly, most babies with Edward's syndrome are miscarried or
stillborn.

• A third of babies born alive will die within a month of birth

because of life-threatening medical problems.

•Only 5-10% of babies with full Edward's syndrome survive beyond

one year, and will live with severe disabilities.
 REFERENCES

http://www.lucinafoundation.org/birthdefects-trisomy18.html
http://newborns.stanford.edu/
http://www.trisomy18.org/site/PageServer?pagename=whatisT18_whatis
http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition/trisomy-18
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gtr/conditions/C0152096 /
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001661.htm
http://www.trisomy18.org/site/PageServer?pagename=whatisT18_whatis
http://www.netdoctor.co.uk/ate/pregnancyandchildbirth/205249.html
http://trisomy18journey.org/edwardskaryotype.html