Chromosomal abnormality
Count the letters in “Patau Syndrome”. There are 13 letters.
Patau syndrome is Trisomy 13.
Clinical features
Mnemonic: PATAU
- Polydactyly (Postaxial)
- Aplasia cutis (congenital absence of hair usually on scalp)
- Terrible face (mid face abnormalities including cleft lip & palate, holoprosencephalon)
- Abnormal heart (most common is VSD)
- Urinary system abnormalities (horse-shoe kidney)