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This could probably stand a copyedit to cut down on the number of explicit references to "chromosome 13" (13 of them in this brief article). - dcljr (talk) 18:45, 28 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

biology homework

i need some more information. like is it cureable, can other people catch it, other stuff like that tell me what you know please... ~little girl in need~

This is a condition that a person is born with. There is no cure, unfortunately (see "Prognosis"). It isn't something catching. A parent that has a specific chromosomal translocation is at increased risk of having children with this condition (see "Recurrence Risk"). - afalbrig 6:23, 10 July 2006 (UTC)

translation

Maybe somebody want to translate parts of die German-language version of this article: http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/P%C3%A4tau-Syndrom

Er, has this page been vandalized?

I don't know about anybody else, but a page that just says "JIZZ" looks like vandalism to me... How do we contact somebody to fix this? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 71.11.220.156 (talk) 20:42, 6 February 2007 (UTC).[reply]

Symptoms, features

I can't find any mention of it's characteristic features. Besides this, it's a well written article.

--GB77 15:47, 15 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Downs syndrome

who wants to talk about this topic and ways to inprove on it. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 207.63.110.211 (talk) 19:58, 9 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

lifeline

how long does one usually live with this syndrome? what is the top age limit and who is the oldest living being with this? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.130.74.113 (talk) 03:06, 17 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

This probably isn't a good enough source for the main page, but apparently the oldest living person with Patau Syndrome, Tenecia Hargrave, was born in March 1982, which would make her 27 in 2009. http://www.livingwithtrisomy13.org/album75.htm

Medscape says 50% live longer than 3 days and 20% live longer than 6 months. Some survive into their teens. http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/947706-overview