[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 118 (Friday, June 26, 2020)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E577]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          TRISOMY 13 AWARENESS

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                           HON. DUSTY JOHNSON

                            of south dakota

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, June 26, 2020

  Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota. Madam Speaker, I include in the Record 
my constituent, Belle Lunders proclamation on Trisomy 13 awareness.
  I thank Belle Lunders for sharing the significance of Trisomy 13 
awareness.

       Trisomy 13 is a chromosomal disorder where the 13th pair of 
     chromosomes have an extra copy creating three chromosomes. 
     Trisomy 13 is the least common and most severe of the 
     feasible autosomal trisomies. Median survival is fewer than 
     three days. It affects one in every 8,000 to 12,000 live 
     births. Babies born with Trisomy 13 can have many health 
     problems and more than 80 percent don't survive more than a 
     few weeks. Between 86 percent and 91 percent of live births 
     do not live past their first year. Survival beyond the first 
     year is associated with mosaicism. There is no cure for 
     Trisomy 13 but different treatments depend on the symptoms. 
     In most cases surgery and therapy are the best options. 
     Prenatal testing and ultrasound can confirm a Trisomy 13 
     diagnosis through amniocentesis.

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