also: パトウしょうこうぐん
noun
Patau syndrome; trisomy 13
Medical term for a chromosomal disorder caused by an extra copy of chromosome 13.
パトー症候群は13番染色体のトリソミーによって引き起こされる。
Patau syndrome is caused by trisomy of chromosome 13.
Named after Klaus Patau, who first described the syndrome in 1960. The Japanese term is a direct loan from English.