Abstract:Summary. Edwards syndrome is a hereditary disease characterized by trisomy of the 18th chromosome (trisomy 18). The occurrence of Edwards syndrome is 1 per 6 000 live births, the proportion of girls to boys is 3:1.
In 95 % of all the cases of Edwards syndrome development, an extra copy of the 18th chromosome is present in the cells (complete trisomy), in 2 % the translocation of another chromosome on the 18th one is found; in 3 % of cases “mosaic trisomy” is found when the additional 47th chromosome is … Show more
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