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07.21.08, 08:21 AM Expecting
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what is trisomy 18 nd is it detectable with Amnio [ Reply | Watch | Flag ]
Expecting 07.21.08, 08:21 AM Flag

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chromosomal abnormality, fatal, amnio does detect it [ Reply | More

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General Topics 07.21.08, 08:23 AM Flag

http://www.trisomy18.org/site/PageServer?pagename=parents_whatisT18 [ Reply | More

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General Topics 07.21.08, 08:30 AM Flag

You really don't want to know, trust me and spare yourself. And yes. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 07.21.08, 08:33 AM Flag

np: I do - but I love to torture myself with all of the what ifs. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 07.21.08, 08:35 AM Flag

np. There are so many things that 'could' go wrong that you are better not getting too worried about any one thing. Try to think that things will be ok while being realistic and knowing that there is a small chance they might not. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 07.21.08, 08:39 AM Flag

Go nuts then. THere's a real horror show of birth defects you can check out online. Don't miss spina bifida, trisomy 13, and some pics of cleft lips and palates if you really want to see what you're hopefully never ever going to have to deal with. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 07.21.08, 09:23 AM Flag

nnp: while preaching at np, you might have thought about the fact that there are people other than just you two here. For some of us this is just some freak show. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 07.21.08, 09:43 AM Flag

^^^not just [ Reply | More

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General Topics 07.21.08, 09:43 AM Flag

There are several trisomies. When the chromosomes split, part/all of one does not seperate. So you wind up with three chromosomes not a mated pair. If it happens at the 21st chromosome, it is called Down's Syndrome (the most common trisomy.) At 18 it is called Edward's Syndrome (second most common.) 9/10 of babies with Edwards who make it to birth die in infancy. (My recollection is that the vast majority don't make it to birth.) [ Reply | More

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General Topics 07.21.08, 08:40 AM Flag

OR: did you have a nuchal result which suggested high prob for T18? [ Reply | More

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General Topics 07.21.08, 08:41 AM Flag