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DeCS

Descriptor English:

Cri-du-Chat Syndrome

Descriptor Spanish:

Síndrome del Maullido del Gato

Descriptor Portuguese:

Síndrome do Miado do Gato

Synonyms English:

Chromosome 5p- Syndrome
5p Deletion Syndrome

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Definition English:

An infantile syndrome characterized by a cat-like cry, failure to thrive, microcephaly, MENTAL RETARDATION, spastic quadriparesis, micro- and retrognathia, glossoptosis, bilateral epicanthus, hypertelorism, and tiny external genitalia. It is caused by a deletion of the short arm of chromosome 5 (5p-).

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History Note English:

1977; use CRYING CAT SYNDROME 1964-1976

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Record Number:

3428

Unique Identifier:

D003410

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