Edwards' syndrome

Edwards' syndrome
a condition resulting from a genetic abnormality in which an extra chromosome is present - there are three no. 18 chromosomes instead of the usual two. Affected babies, who rarely survive, have a characteristic abnormally shaped head, low birth weight, prominent heels ('rocker-bottom feet'), heart abnormalities, and severe mental retardation. Prenatal diagnosis can be made by amniocentesis, nuchal thickness scanning, or chorionic villus sampling.
J. H. Edwards (1928- ), British geneticist

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  • Edwards syndrome — Edwards syndrome. См. синдром Эдвардса. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

  • Edwards syndrome — Infobox Disease Name = Trisomy 18 Caption = Chromosome 18 DiseasesDB = 13378 ICD10 = ICD10|Q|91|0|q|90 ICD10|Q|91|3|q|90 ICD9 = ICD9|758.2 ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = ped eMedicineTopic = 652 MeshID = Trisomy 18 or Edwards… …   Wikipedia

  • Edwards syndrome — This is trisomy 18 syndrome. There are three instead of the normal two chromosomes #18. Children with this condition have multiple malformations and mental retardation due to the extra chromosome #18. The children characteristically have low… …   Medical dictionary

  • Edwards syndrome — extra chromosome 18 material resulting in elongated skull, ears set low, recessed chin and premature death (named for John H Edwards) …   Eponyms, nicknames, and geographical games

  • Edwards' syndrome — a condition resulting from a genetic abnormality in which an extra chromosome is present – there are three no. 18 chromosomes instead of the usual two. Affected babies, who rarely survive, have a characteristic abnormally shaped head, low birth… …   The new mediacal dictionary

  • Edwards — may refer to:People: See Edwards (surname) * Edwards family, a prominent family from ChilePlacesAustralia*Edwards Beach, New South Wales *Edwards Islet, TasmaniaUnited States*Edwards, Arkansas *Edwards, California *Edwards, Colorado *Edwards,… …   Wikipedia

  • Syndrome, trisomy 18 — There are three instead of the normal two chromosomes #18. Children with this condition have multiple malformations and mental retardation due to the extra chromosome #18. The children characteristically have low birth weight, small head… …   Medical dictionary

  • Синдром Эдвард Са (Edwards ' Syndrome) — состояние но ворожденного ребенка, характеризующееся множественными врожденными пороками развития, в том числе олигофренией; возникает в результате трисомии хромосомы № 18. Источник: Медицинский словарь …   Медицинские термины

  • Edwards-Syndrom — Klassifikation nach ICD 10 Q91.0 Trisomie 18, meiotische Non disjunction Q91.1 Trisomie 18, Mosaik (mitotische Non disjunction) …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Syndrome d'Edwards — Trisomie 18 Le syndrome d’Edwards, aussi appelé trisomie 18, est une maladie chromosomique congénitale provoquée par la présence d un chromosome surnuméraire pour la 18e paire. Ce syndrome malformatif entraîne la plupart du temps une mort précoce …   Wikipédia en Français

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