‌Cri-du-chat syndrome, also known as cat's cry syndrome and 5p- syndrome, is a genetic condition that causes infants to let out a high-pitched cry that sounds similar to that of a cat crying.

Cat cry at birth, small head, wide eyes signal disabling "cri du chat" syndrome. Oct. 13, 2008 — -- In 1988, Katie Castillo was born with the cord around her neck, so when she uttered her first ...

Common symptoms can include smaller head growth, moderate to severe intellectual disability and developmental delays, the ...

The majority of large deletions on the short arm of chromosome 5 are associated with CDC. The deletions vary in size from less than 10% to more than 80% of the short arm in CDC patients, and the ...

Heard of cri du chat? Neither had Jesse Petersen, until seven years ago. Just after her daughter Vayla was born, Ms Petersen, 25, was told her precious new arrival had the syndrome, sometimes called ...