How to detect trisomy 13?

After the revelation of Wisin and the disease of his newborn daughter, Victoria; We wanted to investigate what this condition is about; the trisomy 13 it is an alteration chromosomal that belongs to the group of Down's Syndrome (which is trisomy 21), which means that the person born with this characteristic suffers malformations and neurological damage.

In exclusive for GetQoralHealth the Geneticist V. Edna Aizpuru Akel , explains that these babies are given a life expectancy of no more than 2 years, but there are cases where, with the necessary care, they can live more than 15 years.

 

Trisomy 13 unfortunately has a poor prognosis as life expectancy, but there are also patients who reach 18 years, despite the multiple malformations and mental deficit "

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For a person to have the opportunity to be normal, he must have a karyotype of 46 chromosomes, the Down's Syndrome it's because there's a chromosome 21 and in trisomy 13, there is also one left.

 

For trisomies there is no cure, but the ideal is for couples to go to a pre-pregnancy consultation with a geneticist; in this situation, the selective interruption of pregnancy due to genetic causes is accepted "

 

How to detect trisomy 13?

Dr. Aizpuru comments that there are screening tests in the week 12 of pregnancy, where they measure 2 substances in the blood, plus an ultrasound; to detect that the training of bones, umbilical cord and morphological markers are correct.

It is recommended to have a good nutrition prior to pregnancy and have a prenatal consultation, to ensure that cells make no mistake in distributing the neurological material.

 

Impacts

Babies born with trisomy 13 have the following risks and complications:

 

  • Physical malformations
  • Cleft palate
  • Different tips
  • Alteration in the heart
  • Intestinal problems

 

How to deal with the situation as a family?

Ideally, parents should come with a Geneticist , who is the indicated specialist for advise parents about the necessary care and help them manage the impact of this complicated situation.

 

The priority is to take care of them as best as possible and ensure their quality of life for as long as possible to have them in the family "

Finally, the Dr. Aizpuru recommends that we take into account the Family planning , to go to previous consultations and ensure a healthy and uncomplicated pregnancy.

 

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