[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 129 (Thursday, July 22, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S5044]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                               TRISOMY 13

  Mr. ROUNDS. Mr. President, today I rise to thank Belle Lunders, one 
of my constituents, for sharing the significance of Trisomy 13 
awareness.
  I ask unanimous consent that her statement regarding Trisomy 13 be 
submitted to the Congressional Record.
  There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in 
the Record, as follows:

       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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