TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Trisomy 18 Syndrome
A1  - Hay, Jr, William W.
A1  - Levin, Myron J.
A1  - Deterding, Robin R.
A1  - Abzug, Mark J.
PY  - 2017
T2  - Quick Medical Diagnosis & Treatment Pediatrics
AB  - Incidence  is  about  1:4000  live  birthsRatio  of  affected  males  to  females  is  approximately  1:3Characterized  byPrenatal  and  postnatal  growth  retardation,  which  is  often  severeHypertonicityComplications  are  related  to  associated  anomaliesDeath  is  often  caused  by  heart  failure  or  pneumonia  and  usually  occurs  in  infancy  or  early  childhoodSmall  percentage  reach  adulthood;  usually  show  significant  cognitive  disabilitiesA  support  group  for  families  is  called  SOFT  (see  http://www.trisomy.org/)  
SN  - 
PB  - McGraw-Hill Education
CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2024/04/16
UR  - accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1145459239
ER  -