Cri-du-Chat Syndrome

"Cri-du-Chat Syndrome" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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An infantile syndrome characterized by a cat-like cry, failure to thrive, microcephaly, MENTAL RETARDATION, spastic quadriparesis, micro- and retrognathia, glossoptosis, bilateral epicanthus, hypertelorism, and tiny external genitalia. It is caused by a deletion of the short arm of chromosome 5 (5p-).

Descriptor ID	D003410
MeSH Number(s)	C10.597.606.643.180 C16.131.077.262 C16.131.260.190 C16.320.180.190
Concept/Terms	Cri-du-Chat Syndrome Cri-du-Chat Syndrome Cri du Chat Syndrome Cri-du-Chat Syndromes Syndrome, Cri-du-Chat Syndromes, Cri-du-Chat 5p Minus Syndrome 5p Minus Syndromes Minus Syndrome, 5p Minus Syndromes, 5p Syndrome, 5p Minus Syndromes, 5p Minus 5p- Syndrome 5p Syndrome 5p- Syndromes Syndrome, 5p- Syndromes, 5p- Cat Cry Syndrome Cat Cry Syndromes Syndrome, Cat Cry Syndromes, Cat Cry Deletion of Short Arm of Chromosome 5 Syndrome Chromosome 5p Deletion Syndrome Chromosome 5p- Syndrome 5p- Syndrome, Chromosome 5p- Syndromes, Chromosome Chromosome 5p- Syndromes Syndrome, Chromosome 5p- Syndromes, Chromosome 5p- Crying Cat Syndrome Crying Cat Syndromes Syndrome, Crying Cat Syndromes, Crying Cat 5p Deletion Syndrome 5p Deletion Syndromes Deletion Syndrome, 5p Deletion Syndromes, 5p Syndrome, 5p Deletion Syndromes, 5p Deletion Chromosome 5 Short Arm Deletion Syndrome

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Cri-du-Chat Syndrome".

Diseases [C]
Nervous System Diseases [C10]
Neurologic Manifestations [C10.597]
Neurobehavioral Manifestations [C10.597.606]
Intellectual Disability [C10.597.606.643]
Cri-du-Chat Syndrome [C10.597.606.643.180]
Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities [C16]
Congenital Abnormalities [C16.131]
Abnormalities, Multiple [C16.131.077]
Cri-du-Chat Syndrome [C16.131.077.262]
Chromosome Disorders [C16.131.260]
Cri-du-Chat Syndrome [C16.131.260.190]
Genetic Diseases, Inborn [C16.320]
Chromosome Disorders [C16.320.180]
Cri-du-Chat Syndrome [C16.320.180.190]

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