Karyotype For Cri Du Chat

This is the Karyotype of someone with Cri Du Chat syndrome. If you look closely you can see the arm missing.

Where is it?

Cri Du Chat is found all around the world, but mostly in the United States Of America. It was around alot during the 1800's. Now it is everywhere!!!!!!!!

Support Groups

One support grop is the Cri Du Chat Support Group Of Australia. The website URL is: www.criduchat.asn.au/
Support groups help families stay calm and live happy lives.

Treatment

There are no treatments for Cri Du Chat yet, but it is possible that it could get better although it is not likely. medical problems can be treated with current treatments.

How The Disease Is Inherited

Some scientists say that the syndrome is not inherited and that it just happens, but others say that it is inherited through the males sperm. we couldn't come up with one or the other.

Symtoms of Cri Du Chat

Five of the symtoms are:

1. Weak, cat like cry, that is where you cry like a cat
2. Small head, your head will be smaller than usual
3. Round face, your face will be a roundish shape
4. Widely spaced eyes, your eyes will be further apart than what they are suppose to
5. Low set ears, your ears are low on your head

Those are five of the symtoms.