Background: Trisomy 18 is the second most common autosomal trisomy in liveborn infants, characterised by severe psychomotor and growth retardation. The median survival is 19 days, with only 5-8% ...

The etiology of Dandy-Walker is suspected to be genetic in nature. Dandy-Walker syndrome has been found to occur most often in children who have an extra copy of chromosome 18 (trisomy 18). However, ...

A century after Down syndrome was first described, scientists discovered that the root cause of this disorder is a condition called trisomy 21. What strides in research have been made since then?

It's been almost a year since Rebecca Spence lost her baby due to a rare, serious condition called Edwards' syndrome, or trisomy 18. Most babies diagnosed with it will sadly die before or just ...