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Medical Conditions - Trisomy

Trisomy is a genetic condition where there is an additional chromosome, and such people have 57 chromosomes instead of 46. It is not an inherited disorder, but this is a disorder that is caused due to improper egg maturation. Trisomy 21 results in Down syndrome, Trisomy 18 is known as Edwards syndrome, and trisomy 13 is known as Patau syndrome.

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