Prenatal screening report indicates Trisomy 18 and Trisomy 13

Patient's question:

No

Doctor's answer:

18 trisomy and 13 trisomy refer to an extra chromosome. Normal people have two 18 chromosomes and two 13 chromosomes. The patient has three, which can cause intellectual disability, abnormal development, and even deformities. Some may die shortly after birth. These are incurable conditions.