Patau Syndrome, resulted from chromosome 13 trisomy, is regarded the least common but the most severe among those somatic aneuploidies. It is typically associated with significant infant mortality. Clinical features of Patau syndrome include delayed development with central nervous system anomalies, midline facial defects, and urogenital malformations. Medical management of children with Trisomy 13 should be planned on a case-by-case basis according to the individual circumstances of the patient. Here we present a brief introduction to the common knowledge of Patau Syndrome.
