Question:

What is Edwards disease?

Answer:

Edwards disease in another name for Trisomy 18, an extra eighteenth chromosome.

This is a very serious condition, with the vast majority of babies dying of the condition in the first month of life. It is considered a lethal chromosomal anomaly.

The only way it can be definitively diagnosed is by amniocentesis or another method to look at the fetus` or infant`s chromosomes.

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