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| A newborn male with full trisomy 13 (Patau syndrome). this baby has
a cleft palate, atrial septal defect, inguinal hernia, and postaxial polydactyly of the
left hand. |
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| An individual with full trisomy 13 at age 7 years (survival beyond the
first year is uncommon). He is deaf and legally blind. |
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| The karyotype here demonstrates trisomy 13 (47, XX, +13)
also known as Patau's syndrome. It is rare for fetuses with this condition to go to term,
so it occurs in only 1 in 6000 live births. It is rare for babies to survive for very long
if liveborn because of the multitude of anomalies that are usually present. |
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| This is a prominent bilateral cleft lip associated with
trisomy 13. |
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| Polydactyly, particularly of all extremities, strongly
suggests trisomy 13. Extra toes are seen here on each foot. |
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| An extra finger (polydactyly) is present on this hand of an
infant with trisomy 13. |
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| This baby with trisomy 13 has cyclopia (single eye) with a
proboscis (the projecting tissue just above the eye). |
