Cri Du ChatOther Names

~Chromosome 5p deletion syndrome ~5p minus syndrome

~Cat cry syndrome

Who can get this disorder and how common is it?

~Any one can get this disorder.

~It is found equally throughout all people.

~ This syndrome is found in one 1 out of every 50,000 people.

~1% of mentally retarded people are people with this disease.

What is Cri Du Chat?~The syndrome affects many parts of the body on the inside

and on the outside ~The Respiratory System is often

affected making it hard to breath

~People with Cri Du Chat have a smaller head and jaw

~ They also have downward slanted eyes that are far apart

~Their ears are very low on their head and often have a skin tab

over the top~When the baby is born it is very

small and grows slowly

Symptoms~Cry that is high-pitched and

sounds like a cat~Mental retardation~Slow or incomplete development of motor

skills

Is this disorder deadly and can you be tested for it?

~This disorder is not deadly but the person will have mental problems and physical limitations.

~People with this disorder will live normal lives, not shortened by the disease.

~A person can be tested for this even before they are born, but most babies are diagnosed right after birth.

~To diagnose this syndrome doctors look at a karyotype at the 5th chromosome. If the baby has this syndrome it will be missing a large part of this chromosome.

Is there treatment? Are there support groups?

~There is no current treatment or cure.

~With lots of care a person with this

disease can live a happy full life. But they will need help

there whole life because of there

physical and mental disabilities.

~Yes there are many support groups for this

syndrome. ~Here are a few:

http://www.criduchat.org.uk/

http://www.fivepminus.org/

http://www.criduchat.asn.au/

Other Facts

~The child usually gets this from a mutation in the DNA of the fathers sperm.

~The 5th chromosome is the only one affected, but most of the chromosome is missing.

~When the baby cries it sounds like a kitten.

~Sometimes a person with this syndrome has a single large crease in there hand instead of three normal creases.

~The sound of a baby with cri du chat crying.

The Sound of Cri du Chat - ABC News.mp3

Works Cited Page~ http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/cri-du-chat.php~ https://health.google.com/health/ref/Cri+du+chat+syndrome~ http://www.criduchat.asn.au/criduchat/links.htm~ http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition/cri-d~u-chat-syndrome~http://www.fivepminus.org/~http://www.criduchat.org.uk/