Patau Syndrome
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General Information
Common Symptoms
Cleft lip and Palate
Cutis Aplasia
Holoprocencephaly
Eye defects
Small head, and sloping forhead
Omphalocele
Polydactyly
People Affected
Trisomy 13 can affect anyone, but the chance of a child
being born with this syndrome increases, as the mother gets older.
It is estimated that Trisomy 13 affects approximately 1 in 10,000
live births
Prognosis
Babies with this disease do not live very long, in fact:
- Approximately 45% of infants with trisomy 13 die within their first month of
life
- More than 70% die by the age of one
- The
30% that do survive past one year of age have a very slim chance of living past
adolescence
Life Span
It is expected that an infant with trisomy 13 will pass away
before the age of one. However, there are a few cases of people making it into
their teen years.
People Affected
Trisomy 13 can affect anyone, but the chance of a child
being born with this syndrome increases, as the mother gets older.
It is estimated that Trisomy 13 affects approximately 1 in 10,000 live births
Prognosis
Babies with this disease do not live very long, in fact:
- Approximately 45% of infants with trisomy 13 die within their first month of
life
- More than 70% die by the age of one
- The 30% that do survive past one year of age have a very slim chance of living past adolescence
Life Span
It is expected that an infant with trisomy 13 will pass away before the age of one. However, there are a few cases of people making it into their teen years.