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Cri du Chat syndrome

Background

Cri du Chat syndrome: Deletion 5p- syndrome; chromosome 5 short arm deletion

Cri du Chat syndrome was first described by Lejeune et al (1963). Early research described the prevalence of Cri Du Chat syndrome as about 1 in 50,000 live births (Neibhur, 1978), although more recent estimates suggest a greater incidence of 1 in 37,000 live births (Higurashi, Masaaki et al 1990).

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Medical text written July 2001 by Dr K Cornish and Dr D Bramble, Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, Nottingham University, Nottingham, UK. Last reviewed October 2005 by Professor K Cornish, Canada Research Chair in Neuropsychology and Education, McGill University, Montreal, Canada.

 

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