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On this page you will learn about Pataus Syndrome. This syndrome is caused by an extra chromosome with the 13th pair. Each human being during the pregnancy has 23 pairs of chromosomes that have information form each parent. This syndrome is caused by parent's translocation.Parents translocation is when the DNA in the chromosomes are scrambled. A better understanding of this if you were reading a book and all of a sudden the words were scrambled in different places. This syndrome may be heritary, but in most cases is not. Some symptoms of the Pataus Syndrome is deformaties of the brain, lip or palate, and polydactyl, these deformaties are some of the physical symptoms. A test to see if your child has Pataus Syndrome is amniocentesis. This procedure is done by sticking a needle into the amniotic fluid and a sample is removed and examined. This procedure is done at 14-18 weeks through the pregnancy. Although this is disease is fatal it is very uncommon. It occurs in 1 of 13000 births. Some other physical symptoms of pataus syndrome is a smaller head size and poorly developed retinas or even missing an eye all together. Other deformaties are altered ear shape or extra digits on the hand and/or feet. Approximately 60% of all births that involve pataus syndrome the baby will have a cleft lip or palate. Approximately 80% of children with pataus syndrome will have heart defects. The average life expectancy of a child woth this syndrome is a few days to a month. This disease is very fatal do to the defects of the heart. There has only been one case documented where the person lived to be 33. This syndrome is commonly found in females more than males because the male fetuses do not survive to full term. If an older women becomes pregnant she is at high risk for her baby having this disease. This disease is evident at the birth of the child or through a karyotype taken from the mothers amniotic fluid. Physical, Occupational and Speech thereapy are given to the patient so they can reach there full potential. One support group that is for the parents of a child who has pataus syndrome is Support Organization for trisomy 18 and 13. Anoother support group is the Trisomy 13 MSN Support Group. This allow website allows the person to find out information from people who have had an experience with Pataus Syndrome and ask questions. It also allows you to share your story to people who need help. The last support group is called TheLivingWithTrisomy13.org Message boards.


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This Is a karyotype of what a person's chromosomes would look like if they had Pataus Syndrome (www2.geneticsolutions.com)