Trisomy 13

Trisomy 13: Description Trisomy 13, also known as (Bartholin) Pätau syndrome, was first described by Erasmus Bartholin in 1657. In 1960, Klaus Pätau discovered the cause of trisomy 13 through the introduction of new technical methods: in trisomy 13, chromosome 13 occurs three times instead of the normal two. The extra chromosome causes malformations and … Trisomy 13: Causes, Symptoms, Prognosis