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Trisomy 13 (Patau syndrome) is a rare developmental genetic abnormality with three copies of chromosome 13, instead of the usual two copies, there can also be a chromosomal translocation. | Trisomy 13 (Patau syndrome) is a rare (1 in 10,000 newborns) developmental genetic abnormality with three copies of chromosome 13, instead of the usual two copies, there can also be a chromosomal translocation. |
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Introduction
Trisomy 13 (Patau syndrome) is a rare (1 in 10,000 newborns) developmental genetic abnormality with three copies of chromosome 13, instead of the usual two copies, there can also be a chromosomal translocation.