Cri+du+Chat+Syndrome

= **What is Cri Du Chat syndrome?** =
 * Cri Du Chat syndrome, also known as cat cry syndrome, is a very rare genetic disease that is caused by the genetic material of chromosome 5 not being there. In other words the arm in chromosome 5 is deleted or missing. Scientists have yet to figure out the reason for why the chromosome's part to be missing. **

=** What are some symptoms of Cri Du Chat syndrome? **=

 **The following are some of the symptoms of Cri Du Chat syndrome-**

 * ===**Cry that is high-pitched and sounds like a cat** ===
 * ===**Downward slant to the eyes** ===
 * ===**Low birth weight and slow growth** ===
 * ===Abnormally shaped ears ===
 * ===Mental retardation ===
 * ===Partial webbing of fingers or toes ===
 * ===Single line in the palm of the hand ===
 * ===Skin tags just in front of the ear ===
 * ===Slow or incomplete development of motor skills ===
 * ===Small head ===
 * ===Small jaw ===
 * **Wide-set eyes**

= Is Cri Du Chat syndrome inherited? And how is it diagnosed? = === In most cases of this horrific syndrome, no it isn't inherited. The deletion of chromosome 5's arm is a random event during the formation of reproductive, or sex, cells. People with Cri Du Chat do not have anyone else that has it in their family. Around 10%of people with the Cri Du Chat syndrome inherits chromosome 5 that is missing genetic material from an **__//unaffected//__** parent. Which proves that it isn't inherited. The diagnoses of this is usually made after birth. And the most tale-tell sign of this is the distinctive cat-like cry that is caused because of this genetic syndrome. ===

Also, for some reason it appears that Cri Du Chat syndrome occurs to females more often then males.
**As you can see the hand to the left is the hand of a normal baby and the hand to the left is a hand of a baby with Cri Du Chat. Usually a palm has two lines going through the center, but with Cri Du Chat, there is only one. Which causes the baby's hand to curl towards the palm.**

**These are how children with Cri Du Chat might look like.**

This link should answer most of your remaining questions about Cri Du Chat syndrome:
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=== Now if you every see someone who has or might have any mental or physical disabilities please do not treat them any different as you would treat a "normal" person. Because they already are going through tough times, and staring at them or causing them any sort of discomfort will make them feel worse. So please be mindful about the actions you do. ===

-Lorik Berisha