A infant with cleft lip, palate, polydactly, microcephaly with holoprosencephaly, ectodermal scalp defect is suffering from ?
Correct answer: C. Trisomy 13
- A. Trisomy 21
- B. Trisomy 18
- C. Trisomy 13
- D. Turner syndrome
Explanation
Trisomy 13, or Patau syndrome, combines cleft lip and palate, polydactyly, microcephaly, holoprosencephaly and scalp defects such as aplasia cutis. Trisomy 21 and 18 have different characteristic patterns.
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