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cri du chat syndrome
Used for:
chromosome 5 short arm deletion syndrome
Used for:
crying cat syndrome
Synonym for:
cat's cry syndrome
Broader Terms:
chromosome disorder
Broader Terms:
syndrome
Related Terms:
mental retardation
Scope Note:
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; caused by a deletion of the short arm of chromosome 5.
Term Number:
1254-8011
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