Trisomy 13

                             

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1956 — Correct human chromosome number (46) discovered by

 Joe Hin Tjio and Albert Levan.

 

 

 

 

 

 First chromosomal disease identified: Down syndrome shown to be Trisomy 21 by  Jérôme Lejeune

 

                                                                        Patau Syndrome 

 

The syndrome was first described in 1960 by  Klaus Patau, a geneticist working at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.

 

 

 

Using newly developed chromosome analysis techniques, they showed that the condition was due      to an extra chromosome 13. 

        

 

Trisomy 13: Microcephaly and Intellectual Diasbility

• Patau and colleagues identified infants with:
• Severe intellectual disability
• Microcephaly
• Cleft lip / palate
• Polydactyly
• Congenital heart defects 
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                                                                           Current Events

 

Trisomy 13 Awareness Day is observed every year on March 13 to raise awareness about Patau syndrome (Trisomy 13), a rare chromosomal disorder caused by an extra copy of chromosome 13. 

 

 

 

 

 

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