18p Minus Syndrome WisdomCard™
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Research Notes on 18p Minus Syndrome
18p minus syndrome, or chromosome 18p partial monosomy, is a genetic anomaly which occurs when a portion of the short arm is missing or deleted from one of the pair of chromosome 18. Persons with 18p minus syndrome may have different medical and developmental concerns; most are characterized with mental impairment, speech delay, and short stature. Other common problems include near- or far-sightedness, ear infection, and cleft lip and palate; heart defects are also common. Regular medical consultation is advised.
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- Contributor: Mia Tagala
- Reviewer: Elisa Carter
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Last update: Oct. 14, 2009
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Meet our contributors and reviewers
- Contributor: Mia Tagala
- Reviewer: Elisa Carter
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Redirects: 18p minus syndrom, 18p- Syndrome, 18p Deletion Syndrome, Del(18p) Syndrome, Monosomy 18p Syndrome, Short Arm 18 Deletion Syndrome
- Last update: Sep. 12, 2008
Each WisdomCard is handcrafted by our team of physician-guided health advocates. Our goal is to make it easy for you to find the most useful health resources for any health topic by filtering out spam and bad links.
