RT Book, Section A1 Hay, Jr, William W. A1 Levin, Myron J. A1 Deterding, Robin R. A1 Abzug, Mark J. SR Print(0) ID 1145459230 T1 Trisomy 13 Syndrome T2 Quick Medical Diagnosis & Treatment Pediatrics YR 2017 FD 2017 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 9781264257614 LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1145459230 RD 2024/03/28 AB Incidence of trisomy 13 is about 1 per 12,000 live births, and 60% of affected individuals are femaleRisk of having a child affected with a trisomy increases with maternal ageMost infants have congenital anomalies that are incompatible with survivalSurviving children demonstrate failure to thrive, cognitive disabilities, apneic spells, seizures, and deafnessDeath usually occurs in early infancy or by the second year of life, commonly as a result of heart failure or infection