Cri du chat syndrome
Cri du chat syndrome is a rare genetic disorder caused by a missing section on a particular chromosome known as Chromosome 5. Sometimes, material from another chromosome is missing as well.
Cri du chat syndrome
Definition
Cri du chat syndrome is a group of symptoms that result from missing a piece of chromosome number 5. The syndrome's name is based on the infant's cry, which is high-pitched and sounds like a cat.
Cri du chat syndrome
Cri du chat (cri-du-chat) syndrome (French for "cry of the cat") is a medical condition that occurs when a person is born missing part of chromosome five.
Cri du chat syndrome
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Cri du chat syndrome
Alternate Names : Chromosome 5p deletion syndrome, 5p minus syndrome, Cat cry syndrome
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Cri du Chat Syndrome
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Cri du chat syndrome is rare. It occurs when a piece of information on chromosome 5 is missing. It is likely that multiple genes on chromosome 5 are deleted.
What is Cri du Chat?
Cri du Chat or "Cat Cry syndrome" is found in approximately one in 20,000 to 50,000 live births in the United States. Cri du Chat is caused by a deletion of chromosome 5p, which is written "5p-".
cri du chat A type of mental retardation. The name is derived from a catlike cry emitted by children with this disorder, which is caused by partial deletion of chromosome 5.
Cri du Chat syndrome - A rare combination of birth defects caused by a deletion of chromosome 5p.
Definition Cri du chat syndrome occurs when a piece of chromosomal material is missing from a particular region on chromosome 5. The disorder is also called cat cry syndrome or chromosome deletion 5psyndrome.
Also called the cri du chat (or cri-du-chat) syndrome. The cat cry syndrome is one of the most common human deletion syndromes with an incidence varying between 1 in 20,000 to 1 in 50,000 births.
Chromosome 5 short arm deletion see Cri du Chat syndrome
Chromosome 5p- syndrome see Cri du Chat syndrome
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Children with genetic conditions, such as cri du chat ("cat's cry") syndrome or phenylketonuria (PKU Opens New Window), may have a different-sounding cry but one that is normal for them.
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They discovered loss of part of 5p, the short (p) arm of chromosome 5, in children with a hitherto-undescribed condition with mental retardation and multiple congenital anomalies (birth defects) they named the cri du chat (cat-cry) syndrome.
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