"Trisomy 18 Syndrome" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A chromosome disorder associated with TRISOMY of all or part of CHROMOSOME 18. Clinical manifestations include INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; CLEFT PALATE; CONGENITAL HEART DEFECTS; MICROCEPHALY; MICROGNATHIA and clenched fists with overlapping fingers. Most affected fetuses do not survive to birth. Those who survive through their first year often have severe INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY.
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D000073842
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C14.240.400.975 C14.280.400.975 C16.131.077.929 C16.131.240.400.968 C16.131.260.932 C16.320.180.932
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