Edward's Syndrome

Edwards Syndrome is where there is a defect to chromosome 18, so this syndrome is due to a genetic defect.

There are two different types of problem that can occur about the chromosome. There maybe a full trisomy of chromosome 18 or there maybe a mosaic trisomy where in only some of the babys cells are there full trisomys.

This sydrome is rare but in the cases that have been reported most are in girls. It is usually only seen in the foetus however when a baby is born with it their life expectancy is very low with serious complications.

The complications that they may have are very widespread but they usually are the most severe in the brain, heart, stomach, kidney and skull .