Patau syndrome was first described by Dr. Klaus Patau in 1960.

nondisjunction

Named for Dr. Klaus Patau, who reported the syndrome in 1960. It is sometimes called Bartholin-Patau syndrome, named in part for Thomas Bartholin, who described an infant with the syndrome in 1656.

In a few rare cases Patau syndrome may coexist with Klinefelter's syndrome or other chromosomal abnormalities.

in Patau there is an extra chromosome in chromosome 13, in Edwars it the extra chromosome is in chromosome 18