Friday, April 6, 2012

Trisomy 18

  • There is speculation (though no confirmation) that the hospitalization of Rick Santorums three-year-old daughter, Isabella, is related to Trisomy 18, the rare genetic condition she suffers from.
  • (YAHOO!)
  • Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorums 3-year-old daughter is back in the hospital again, his campaign announced Friday.
  • (New York Daily News)
  • The 3-year-old has the rare genetic condition Trisomy 18 and was hospitalized earlier this year with pneumonia. Santorum's campaign did not say why she was hospitalized.
  • (Washington Post)
  • The release did not detail how serious Bellas condition was, but the child had a rare genetic disorder called Trisomy 18 that claims the lives of most children within a year of birth. Rick and his wife Karen have taken their daughter Bella to the hospital.
  • (CBS News)
  • Santorums campaign said Friday that 3-year-old Bella had been returned to the hospital. She has the rare genetic condition Trisomy 18 and was hospitalized earlier this year with pneumonia.
  • (Philadelphia Daily News)
  • Three-year-old Bella has Trisomy 18, a rare genetic disorder that kills the vast majority of children who suffer from it within their first year. * Rep. Jason Altmire (D-Pa.
  • (Washington Post)
  • The family requests prayers and privacy as Bella works her way to recovery. Three-year-old Bella suffers from Trisomy 18, a rare genetic disorder that is fatal for about 90 percent of children before or during birth.
  • (United Press International)
  • Bella suffers from a chromosomal condition called Trisomy 18. Rick Santorum is home in Virginia for the Easter holiday. The Santorum family has medical equipment in their Virginia home as well as an on-call nurse that can care for Bella.
  • (HULIQ.com)

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