Trisomy 13 (medical condition): A rare chromosomal disorder where there are three copies of chromosome 13 rather than the normal two resulting in various abnormalities. Most die within months and there are few survivors after 10 years.
See also:
Chromosome 13 trisomy syndrome:
»Introduction: Chromosome 13 trisomy syndrome
»Symptoms of Chromosome 13 trisomy syndrome
These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Trisomy 13:
Trisomy 13 is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Trisomy 13, or a subtype of Trisomy 13,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Ophanet, a consortium of European partners,
currently defines a condition rare when if affects 1 person per 2,000.
They list Trisomy 13 as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet
Trisomy 13: Another name for Chromosome 13 trisomy syndrome (or close medical condition association).
»Introduction: Chromosome 13 trisomy syndrome
»Symptoms of Chromosome 13 trisomy syndrome
Some of the symptoms of Trisomy 13 incude:
See full list of 50 symptoms of Trisomy 13 (Chromosome 13 trisomy syndrome)
These medical disease topics may be related to Trisomy 13:
Source - NIH
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