"Trisomy 18 Syndrome" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A chromosome disorder associated with TRISOMY of all or part of CHROMOSOME 18. Clinical manifestations include INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; CLEFT PALATE; CONGENITAL HEART DEFECTS; MICROCEPHALY; MICROGNATHIA and clenched fists with overlapping fingers. Most affected fetuses do not survive to birth. Those who survive through their first year often have severe INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY.
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D000073842
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C14.240.400.975 C14.280.400.975 C16.131.077.929 C16.131.240.400.968 C16.131.260.932 C16.320.180.932
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| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Trisomy 18 Syndrome" by people in Profiles.
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Commentary: Cardiac surgery in children with trisomy 13 and trisomy 18: "Is it the quality of life or the quantity?" J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2021 07; 162(1):251-252.
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Assessment of laboratories offering cell-free (cf) DNA screening for Down syndrome: results of the 2018 College of American Pathology External Educational Exercises. Genet Med. 2020 04; 22(4):777-784.
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Adherence of cell-free DNA noninvasive prenatal screens to ACMG recommendations. Genet Med. 2019 10; 21(10):2285-2292.
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Infants with Trisomy 18 and Complex Congenital Heart Defects Should Not Undergo Open Heart Surgery. J Law Med Ethics. 2016 06; 44(2):286-91.
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Cardiac Surgical Repair Should Be Offered to Infants with Trisomy 18, Interrupted Aortic Arch and Ventricular Septal Defect. J Law Med Ethics. 2016 06; 44(2):283-5.
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Mortality and morbidity of VLBW infants with trisomy 13 or trisomy 18. Pediatrics. 2014 Feb; 133(2):226-35.