Antenatal Sonographic Diagnosis of Patau Syndrome (Trisomy 13): A Case Report

• Author Details:   
• Shobha Lalit Lad
• Ruey Soon
• Michael Hoong Farn Weng

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Patau syndrome is caused by an extra copy of chromosome 13, a medium acrocentric chromosome. In Malaysia, the incidence of Patau syndrome is 2.6/10,000 births. We report a case of Patau syndrome in thirty-two years old, Bugis, Indonesian, fifth gravida, para four diagnosed during antenatal ultrasound scan and confirmed by karyotyping.

Keywords: Trisomy 13, Patau syndrome, Holoprosencephaly