Cri Du Chat

Cri Du Chat is a genetic disorder that was discovered in 1963. There are many symptoms and possible complications of being a patient with this disease, such as Cat-like infant crying, low birth weight, mental retardation, reduced muscle tone, deformed ears, and wide-set eyes. Some complications include, short stature, and learning disabilities. There are not many treatments for this disease, there is just, keep emergency equipment, and emergency resuscitation equiptment close. The Mortality for this disease is a full life. The common Population in the U.S. for Cri Du Chat is, 1/20,000-50,000 newborns in U.S. The population that is most vulnerable is France because this disease is from France. The Molecular level with the genes that cause the disease, it is caused by a deletion of portions of the “p” arm of the 5th chromosome. There are no real treatments, there are just emergency equipment to use. Cri Du Chat means Cry of the Cat in French.