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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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