Medical Definition of Edwards' syndrome

1. There are three instead of the normal two chromosomes 18. Children with this condition have multiple malformations and mental retardation due to the extra chromosome 18. The children characteristically have low birth weight, small head (microcephaly), small jaw (micrognathia), malformations of the heart and kidneys, clenched fists with abnormal finger positioning, and malformed feet. The mental retardation is profound with the iq too low to even test. Nineteen out of 20 (95%) of these children die before their first birthday. The condition is also called edwards syndrome in honor of the british physician and geneticist john edwards who discovered the extra chromosome in 1960. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Edwards' Syndrome

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edutainment
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Edvard Grieg
Edvard Hagerup Grieg
Edvard Munch
Edward
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Edwards' syndrome
Edwardsiella
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Edward Albee
Edward Antony Richard Louis
Edward Appleton
Edward Benjamin Britten
Edward Bouverie Pusey
Edward Calvin Kendall
Edward Durell Stone
Edward Estlin Cummings
Edward Everett Hale
Edward Fitzgerald
Edward Franklin Albeen
Edward G. Robinson

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