Cri-Du-Chat

For my genetic disorder I choose Cri-Du-Chat, here is some background on it.

Cri-Du-Chat is a syndrome that makes a baby's cry sounds like one of a cat. This is a result from missing a part of the 5th chromosome. Other names for Cri-Du-Chat is cat cry syndrome, 5p minus syndrome, and chromosome 5p deletion syndrome. It is believed to develop during the egg or sperm. Symptoms of Cri-Du-Chat are downward slant to the eyes, a low birth weight and slow growth, low set or abnormally shaped ears, webbed fingers or toes, wide set eyes, small head or small jaw. There is no treatment for Cri-Du-Chat but a doctor may prescribe things that can manage the treatment. The disorder is rare. 1 in 20,000 babies are diagnosed with the syndrome a year and is found in all ethnicity's. Most children dont survive past the first few months, and 90% pass away by the first year. It is possible but rare to live longer. The longest person to live with Cri-Du-Chat lived to 60 years of age.