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Cri du Chat syndrome

Inheritance patterns and prenatal diagnosis

Inheritance patterns
Most cases of Cri du Chat syndrome are sporadic (eighty-five per cent) while ten to fifteen per cent of cases are familial with the overwhelming majority due to parental translocations.

Prenatal diagnosis
Chorionic Villus Sampling at ten to twelve weeks and amniocentesis at fifteen to sixteen weeks are available.

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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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