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Cri-du-Chat Syndrome

a.k.a. 5p Deletion syndrome

  • High-pitched cat-like cry in infancy
  • Intellectual disability / Global developmental delay
  • Characteristic craniofacial features
    • hypertelorism
    • epicanthal folds
    • broad nasal bridge
    • micrognathia
    • rounded face


Figure 1. from Reference 2

  • External
    • Hypertelorism
    • Epicanthal folds
    • Downslanting palpebral fissures
    • Ptosis
  • Strabismus
  • Refractive error
  • Peters anomaly
  • Epibulbar mermaids/ lipodermoid
  • Microcephaly
  • Hypotonia
  • Congenital heart defects
  • 5p deletion