Cri-du-chat syndrome

Introduction: Cri-du-chat syndrome

Description of Cri-du-chat syndrome

Cri-du-chat syndrome (medical condition): A rare genetic disorder where a small portion of the short arm (p) of...more »

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Cri-du-chat syndrome: 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.
Source: CRISP

Cri-du-chat syndrome: 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-).
Source: MeSH 2007

Cri-du-chat syndrome: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Cri-du-chat syndrome:

• Chat
• Cry
• Disorder
• Deletion
• Deletion syndrome
• Arm
• Arm symptoms (1619 causes)
• Arm disease
• Arm disorder
• Arm pain (133 causes)

Cri-du-chat syndrome: Rare Disease

Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Cri-du-chat syndrome is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that Cri-du-chat syndrome, or a subtype of Cri-du-chat syndrome, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Ophanet

Ophanet, a consortium of European partners, currently defines a condition rare when if affects 1 person per 2,000. They list Cri-du-chat syndrome as a "rare disease".

Source - Orphanet

Cri-du-chat syndrome as a Disease

Cri-du-chat syndrome (medical condition): See Cri-du-chat syndrome (disease information).
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Cri-du-chat syndrome: Related Diseases

Cri-du-chat syndrome: Cri-du-chat syndrome is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database:

• Chromosome conditions
• Autosomal chromosome conditions
• Trisomy conditions
• Congenital conditions
• Congenital conditions - physical defects
• Genetic conditions
• Mental retardation
• Intellectual or developmental disabilities
• Growth conditions
• Speech and communication conditions
• Head conditions
• Muscle conditions
• Eye and vision conditions
• Musculoskeletal conditions

More information on medical condition: Cri-du-chat syndrome:

• Information about Cri-du-chat syndrome
• Basic Summary for Cri-du-chat syndrome
• Symptoms of Cri-du-chat syndrome

Cri-du-chat syndrome: Related Disease Topics

These medical disease topics may be related to Cri-du-chat syndrome:

• cat cry syndrome
• chromosome deletion 5p syndrome
• monosomy 5p syndrome
• (Bp-)
• 5p-
• partial deletion of chromosome 5p
• 5p deletion
• 5p monosomy
• growth failure
• microcephaly
• facial abnormalities
• mental retardation
• catlike cry

Terms associated with Cri-du-chat syndrome:

Terms Similar to Cri-du-chat syndrome:

• 5p minus syndrome
• Cat cry syndrome
• Chromosome 5p deletion syndrome

Source - NIH

• cat's cry syndrome

Source - CRISP

• 5p Deletion Syndrome
• Chromosome 5p- Syndrome

Source - MeSH 2007

Related Topics

• Mental Retardation

Source - MeSH 2007

Broader terms for Cri-du-chat syndrome

• Mental Retardation
• Abnormalities, Multiple
• Chromosome Disorders

Source - MeSH 2007

• chromosome disorder
• syndrome

Source - CRISP

The term Cri-du-chat syndrome can be used for:

• chromosome 5 short arm deletion syndrome
• crying cat syndrome

Source: CRISP

Other terms that may be related to Cri-du-chat syndrome:

• mental retardation

Source: CRISP

Hierarchical classifications of Cri-du-chat syndrome

The following list attempts to classify Cri-du-chat syndrome into categories where each line is subset of the next.

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Nervous System Diseases
  • Neurologic Manifestations
    • Neurobehavioral Manifestations
      • Mental Retardation
        • Cri-du-Chat Syndrome

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities
  • Abnormalities
    • Abnormalities, Multiple
      • Cri-du-Chat Syndrome

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities
  • Abnormalities
    • Chromosome Disorders
      • Cri-du-Chat Syndrome

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities
  • Genetic Diseases, Inborn
    • Chromosome Disorders
      • Cri-du-Chat Syndrome

Disease Ontology - OBO (Open Biomedical Ontologies)

• Autosomal deletion syndromes
• Chromosomal anomalies
• Congenital anomaly, unspecified
• DISEASES AND INJURIES
• Disease Ontology V2.1 2005

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