trisomy 18

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with knee pain. AP radiographs of the knees show lateral patellar dislocation bilaterally along with bilateral gracile bones in the femurs, tibiae and fibulae.The diagnosis was Trisomy 18.
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Edwards syndrome, also known as trisomy 18, along with Down syndrome (trisomy 21) and Patau syndrome (trisomy 13), make up the only three autosomal trisomies to be compatible with extrauterine life in non-mosaic forms, albeit in the case of Edward syndrome only for a week or so.

Epidemiology

After Down syndrome, it is the second most common autosomal trisomy and the overall incidence is estimated to be at ~1:3000-8000. There is an increase in incidence with increasing maternal age.

Clinical presentation

Trisomy 18 fetuses can have multiple anomalies in multiple systems. Over 130 features have been reported. Out of the three main trisomies, this trisomy has the highest incidence of major structural anomalies. Features include:

Pathology

Markers

The following serological markers (often termed a triple screen) are generally lower than expected for that of pregnancy:

Treatment and prognosis

The syndrome carries an extremely poor prognosis with a mean infant survival of 48 days . The risk of recurrence for a future pregnancy is ~1% greater than that adjusted for maternal age .

History and etymology 

The syndrome was first described by John Hilton Edwards (1928–2007), a British medical geneticist . Historically it was also called E-trisomy or trisomy E .

Differential diagnosis

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Assoziationen und Differentialdiagnosen zu Trisomie 18:
Patellaluxation
bei Trisomie 18
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