Edwards' syndrome cannot be prevented
Edwards' syndrome is caused by an extra copy of chromosome 18
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Marfan syndrome is found in 1 in every 5,000 - 10,000 births. If one of your parents has Marfan syndrome, you have a 50% chance of having Marfan syndrome.
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.
Morquio's Syndrome is a rare, usually inherited disease. The chances of getting this autosomal recessive birth defect is 1 in 200,000.
Klienfelter SyndromeKlienfelter Syndrome causes a male's breasts to develop much like a woman's. It raises the chances of breast cancer for that male to almost equal with the chances for women.
Most children born with Edwards' syndrome appear weak and fragile, and they are often underweight
About 1 in 5,000 people eace year are diagnosed with Edwards Syndrome.
Syndactyly is a characteristic of Apert syndrome, Poland syndrome, Jarcho-Levin syndrome, oral-facial-digital syndrome, Pfeiffer syndrome, and Edwards syndrome