Cri du chat

A type of intellectual disability that is caused by partial deletion of chromosome 5. The name is derived from a catlike cry emitted by children with this disorder.


Syndrome of mental retardation. The name is derived from a catlike cry emitted by children with this disorder, which is caused by partial deletion of the fifth chromosome.


A congenital condition, caused by loss of part of chromosome 5, which is characterised in babies by a cry suggestive of that of a cat.


 


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