Patau Syndrome : Mnemonic

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Chromosomal abnormality

Count the letters in “Patau Syndrome”. There are 13 letters.

Patau syndrome is Trisomy 13.

Patau syndrome
Midface abnormalities in Patau syndrome

Clinical features

Mnemonic: PATAU

  1. Polydactyly (Postaxial)
  2. Aplasia cutis (congenital absence of hair usually on scalp)
  3. Terrible face (mid face abnormalities including cleft lip & palate, holoprosencephalon)
  4. Abnormal heart (most common is VSD)
  5. Urinary system abnormalities (horse-shoe kidney)
PGMEE, MRCS, USMLE, MBBS, MD/MS

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