also: パトウしょうこうぐん
Patau syndrome; trisomy 13
Medical term for a chromosomal disorder caused by an extra copy of chromosome 13.
Patau syndrome is caused by trisomy of chromosome 13.
Alternate spelling reflecting the English pronunciation 'Patau'.
Named after Klaus Patau, who first described the syndrome in 1960. The Japanese term is a direct loan from English.