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Cutis marmorata telangiectatica congenita (CMTC), also known as Van Lohuizen’s syndrome, is a rare genetic skin disorder.  CMTC occurs when dilated surface blood vessels result in patches of discolored skin. Often this discoloration is blue or purple and presents in a mottled pattern.  

Cryptophasia was historically described as a secret language between twins that they invent themselves and that is unintelligible to others. It has been found that some words are indeed invented, but for the most part the words come from the adult language to which they are exposed. At least 90% of the vocabulary in cryptophasia…

Crouzon syndrome, also known as craniofacial dysostosis, is characterized by premature closure of the cranial sutures between certain bones in the skull and distinctive facial abnormalities. Crouzon syndrome can be evident at birth or during infancy. Crouzon syndrome is a rare disorder that can be inherited as an autosomal dominant trait or, in some cases,…

Cri du chat syndrome is a congenital disorder characterized at birth by the infant’s high-pitched, cat-like cry. This specific cry has been linked to a small larynx and is present immediately following birth, lasting for several weeks. Cri du chat syndrome is also known as Cat’s cry or 5p- syndrome. Incidence of cri du chat…

A child who is crack affected is one whose mother used crack or cocaine during pregnancy. The Office of the Inspector General estimates that 100,000 children are born prenatally exposed to crack in the United States each year. Prenatal crack exposure significantly increases the number of children who have significant problems in learning and require…

Cornelia de Lange syndrome (CdLS) is a rare genetic disorder that is characterized by prenatal and postnatal growth retardation, facial abnormalities, cognitive deficits or mental retardation, and developmental delays. In the United States, the disorder occurs in approximately 1 in 10,000 births and appears to affect males and females equally. Recurrence within affected families appears…

The cornea is the transparent outer layer of the eye. Corneal tissue consists of five layers: the epithelium, the Bowman’s layer, the stroma, the Descemet’s membrane, and the endothelium. A corneal dystrophy is a condition in which one or more parts of the cornea lose their normal clarity due to the accumulation of abnormal material.…

Cor triatrium is a birth defect in which the left atrium of the heart is doubled. The atrium is formed with a perforated membrane separating the two chambers. Severity of this condition is dependant on the degree of separation and the presence or absence of a shunt between the two sections.  

This disorder is one of three clinically, genetically, and bio-chemically distinct forms of chondrodysplasia punctata, which is a rare hereditary bone disease. The hallmarks of Conradi-Hunermann syndrome (CHS) are mild to moderate short stature, asymmetric limb shortening, pinpoint calcifications of epiphyses (the areas of active bone growth), and large skin pores.