"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 | 2 | 2 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Trisomy 18 Syndrome" by people in Profiles.
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Guidance for Caring for Infants and Children With Trisomy 13 and Trisomy 18: Clinical Report. Pediatrics. 2025 Aug 01; 156(2).
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Cell-free DNA screening for trisomy 21 in twin pregnancy: a large multicenter cohort study. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2023 10; 229(4):435.e1-435.e7.
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Ethical Implications of Cleft Lip and Palate Repair in Patients with Trisomy 13 and Trisomy 18. Cleft Palate Craniofac J. 2024 08; 61(8):1383-1388.
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Trisomy 18 Trends over the Last 20?Years. J Pediatr. 2021 12; 239:206-211.e1.
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Outcomes After Extracorporeal Life Support Cannulation in Pediatric Patients With Trisomy 13 and Trisomy 18. J Surg Res. 2021 01; 257:260-266.
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Radial Ray Malformation. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2019 12; 221(6):B16-B18.
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Survival and healthcare utilization of infants diagnosed with lethal congenital malformations. J Perinatol. 2018 12; 38(12):1674-1684.
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Positive predictive value estimates for cell-free noninvasive prenatal screening from data of a large referral genetic diagnostic laboratory. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2017 12; 217(6):691.e1-691.e6.
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Case 14--2014: Tetralogy of Fallot with severe cyanosis in an infant with trisomy 18: ethical dilemmas in the perioperative period. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2014 Dec; 28(6):1677-85.
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Non-invasive prenatal testing for fetal chromosomal abnormalities by low-coverage whole-genome sequencing of maternal plasma DNA: review of 1982 consecutive cases in a single center. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2014 Mar; 43(3):254-64.