KROK 1 2017 – Question 105 · KROK (Medicine) · Biology
A 45-year-old woman gave birth to a boy with cleft maxilla (cleft lip and palate). On additional examination there are significant disturbances of the boy’s nervous, cardiovascular, and visual systems. Karyotype investigation allowed diagnosing the patient with trisomy 13. What syndrome is present in the boy?
- A. Down
- B. Klinefelter
- C. DiGeorge
- D. Turner
- E. Patau
Hint
The karyotype is already given in the stem, so recall which syndrome is linked to that particular chromosome and compare it with the malformations listed.
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