EDWARDS SYNDROME - TRISOMY 18 (WHAT IT IS, CHARACTERISTIC CAUSES DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT) GENETICS Instagram: / facilitandoamedicina [email protected] Collaborate with the channel: https://nubank.com.br/pagar/e34ys/j6T... or 00fe80f9-788d-4bbc-a35d-e59d863885a7 If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given to him. A disease that causes severe developmental delays due to an extra chromosome 18. The first trimester exam, which includes a blood test and ultrasound, offers early information about a baby's risk of having the problem. A prenatal exam in the second trimester can also detect it. Symptoms include low birth weight, small, abnormally shaped heads, and often fatal congenital organ defects. Edwards syndrome has no cure and is usually fatal before birth or during the first year of life. Edwards syndrome is a serious genetic disorder that affects multiple systems. Symptoms include low birth weight, weak cry, weak sucking, high palate, micrognathia, and small nipples. Trisomy 18 is a chromosomal disorder caused by an extra chromosome 18 that causes intellectual disability and physical abnormalities. Trisomy 18 is caused by an extra copy of chromosome 18. Babies are usually small and have many physical abnormalities and problems with internal organs. #EdwardsSyndrome #EdwardsSyndromeGenetics #EdwardsSyndromeTrisomy18 #EdwardsSyndromeDiagnosis #EdwardsSyndromeKaryotype #EdwardsSyndromeSymptoms #EdwardsSyndromeCauses #EdwardsSyndromeTreatment