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It affects girls more often than boys
Edwards' syndrome cannot be prevented
The child may have clubfeet and toes may be webbed or fused
Trisomy 18 occurs in approximately one in every 3,000 newborns
Jonathan Edwards' parents were Timothy and Esther Stoddard Edwards.
It affects girls more often than boys
Edwards' syndrome cannot be prevented
Edwards' syndrome is caused by an extra copy of chromosome 18
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Edwards' syndrome
Trisomy 18 syndrome
The cause of Edwards syndrome is and error in cell division, also known as meiotic disjunction. It can occur in 1 out of 2,500 pregnancies. Edwards syndrome goes by the term Trisomy 18 also.
The chance of having a baby with Edwards' syndrome increases with the mother's age.
Most children born with Edwards' syndrome appear weak and fragile, and they are often underweight
The exact number is not known, but Edwards' syndrome (Trisomy 18) is estimated to occur in about 1 in 5,000 live births. It is less common than Down syndrome.
Syndactyly is a characteristic of Apert syndrome, Poland syndrome, Jarcho-Levin syndrome, oral-facial-digital syndrome, Pfeiffer syndrome, and Edwards syndrome
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