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Cri-du-Chat Syndrome

MESHD003410

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-).

Synonyms

  • Cri du Chat Syndrome
  • Cri-du-Chat Syndromes
  • Syndrome, Cri-du-Chat
  • Syndromes, Cri-du-Chat
  • Crying Cat Syndrome
  • Crying Cat Syndromes
  • Syndrome, Crying Cat
  • Syndromes, Crying Cat
  • Chromosome 5p- Syndrome
  • 5p- Syndrome, Chromosome
  • 5p- Syndromes, Chromosome
  • Chromosome 5p- Syndromes
  • Syndrome, Chromosome 5p-
  • Syndromes, Chromosome 5p-
  • 5p Deletion Syndrome
  • 5p Deletion Syndromes
  • Deletion Syndrome, 5p
  • Deletion Syndromes, 5p
  • Syndrome, 5p Deletion
  • Syndromes, 5p Deletion
  • Chromosome 5 Short Arm Deletion Syndrome
  • Deletion of Short Arm of Chromosome 5 Syndrome
  • 5p- Syndrome
  • 5p Syndrome
  • 5p- Syndromes
  • Syndrome, 5p-
  • Chromosome 5p Deletion Syndrome
  • Cat Cry Syndrome
  • Cat Cry Syndromes
  • Syndrome, Cat Cry
  • Syndromes, Cat Cry
  • 5p Minus Syndrome
  • 5p Minus Syndromes
  • Minus Syndrome, 5p
  • Minus Syndromes, 5p
  • Syndrome, 5p Minus
  • Syndromes, 5p Minus

Source last updated 2026-05-24T15:27:57.172Z