KROK 1 2023 – Question 48 · KROK (Medicine) · Biology
At a medical genetic consultancy, the karyotype of a child with physical development problems was examined. Trisomy 13 was detected. What syndrome is it?
- A. Klinefelter syndrome
- B. Patau syndrome
- C. Turner syndrome
- D. Edwards syndrome
- E. Down syndrome
Hint
Recall the autosomal trisomy named for the extra chromosome 13, linked to midline defects such as cleft lip and palate, polydactyly and early death.
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