Trisomy 18

Information, Symptoms, Treatments and Resources

What is Trisomy 18?

Trisomy 18 is a genetic disorder associated with the presence of extra material from chromosome 18.

Alternative Names:

Edwards syndrome

Posts on Trisomy 18 (479)

my partner is 23 weeks just found out her blood sceening came back with the edwards syndr...
My wife (age 33) went in for 18-week ultrasound last week. The doc talked to us about 2 'ma...
I am 41, have 2 healthy children, and pregnant with a baby boy with trisomy 18. My screeni...
Hello! I'm 31 and currently 17+1 weeks pregnant. I got pregnant thanks to IVF. The triple-s...
A CVS test has confirmed mosiac trisomy 18 present in my placenta. Numerous scans (16 week...
I am pregnant with twins. One of the babies has a cyst on its brain. I was told that in s...
I just got a call from my doctor's office letting me know my quad tes results were abnormal...
If the results of my integrated screen came back "within normal limits" - does that mean I'...
Hello All. I just got some fantastic news and I had to share it. Based on "advanced" ma...
I had an ultrasound at 6 weeks due to pain in my right ovary. I found out I have a cyst and...

Journals about Trisomy 18(1)

Common Chromosome Abnormalities


by Jordanna Joaquina, MS, CGC, Jun 24, 2009 02:02PM - 1 Comment
Chromosomes are the structures that hold genes. There are 46 chromosomes in total, whi...

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