Basic Summary for Patau syndrome
Main name of condition: Patau syndrome
Other names or spellings: trisomy 13
What is Patau syndrome?
Brief description of Patau syndrome: A rare chromosome syndrome with severe effects.
Parent types of Patau syndrome: Chromosome conditions, Autosomal chromosome conditions, Trisomy conditions
Organs Affected by Patau syndrome: chromosomes, dna, chromosome 13
How many people get Patau syndrome?
Incidence (annual) of Patau syndrome: 1-in-5000 approximately.
Incidence Rate of Patau syndrome: approx 1 in 5,000 or 0.02% or 54,400 people in USA [about data]
How serious is Patau syndrome?
Prognosis of Patau syndrome: Poor. Low survival rates and mental retardation in those that do.
Complications of Patau syndrome: see complications of Patau syndrome
What causes Patau syndrome?
Class of Condition for Patau syndrome: genetic chromosomal (trisomy), genetic-chromosomal-autosomal
Can anyone else get Patau syndrome?
Inheritance of genetic conditions: see details in inheritance of genetic diseases.
Society issues for Patau syndrome
Hospitalization statistics for Patau syndrome: The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Patau syndrome:
- 0.001% (95) of hospital consultant episodes were for Edward’s Syndrome and Patau’s Syndrome in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 87% of hospital consultant episodes for Edward’s Syndrome and Patau’s Syndrome required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 26% of hospital consultant episodes for Edward’s Syndrome and Patau’s Syndrome were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 74% of hospital consultant episodes for Edward’s Syndrome and Patau’s Syndrome were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 17% of hospital consultant episodes for Edward’s Syndrome and Patau’s Syndrome required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 9.5 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for Edward’s Syndrome and Patau’s Syndrome in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 4 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for Edward’s Syndrome and Patau’s Syndrome in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 6 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for Edward’s Syndrome and Patau’s Syndrome in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 12% of hospital consultant episodes for Edward’s Syndrome and Patau’s Syndrome occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 0% of hospital consultant episodes for Edward’s Syndrome and Patau’s Syndrome occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 6% of hospital consultant episodes for Edward’s Syndrome and Patau’s Syndrome were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 0.001% (687) of hospital bed days were for Edward’s Syndrome and Patau’s Syndrome in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
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