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Kahja Adams =**Cri- Du- Chat syndrome **= =**what is it**=
 * cri du chat means cry of the cat**
 * infants born with it have low birth weights,weak muscles and a cat like cry resulting from the larynx ( voice box not developing correctly.**
 * It happens when a piece of chromosome five is missing.Therefore,it is an autosomal disorder.Most people with it have a normal life expectancy .This disease is very rare . It's only found in**

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 * 1 in 20,000 to 50,000 newborns and it does not effect any certain race. It is not passed down form generation to generation it just occurs.Many children with it will not be diagnosed untill birth however a Fish analysis can be used to detect the deletion.**=====



=**symptoms**=
 * small head**
 * wide eyes**
 * cat like cry**
 * slanted eyes**
 * single line on the palm of the hand**
 * mental retardation**
 * small jaw**



=**treatments**=
 * there is no current treatment however therapy will help develop language skills.This helps most children be able to cope with the disease.**



=**extra facts**=
 * The abnormal chromosome comes from the father 80% of the time.**
 * Jerome Lejeune discovered cri-du-chat syndrome in 1963 as well as down syndrome.**
 * only half of the children with this disorder learn to cope with the syndrome and the cry becomes les noticable.**

"**Cri-du-chat Syndrome - Genetics Home Reference." //Genetics Home Reference - Your Guide to Understanding Genetic Conditions//. Web. 05 Nov. 2011. .**
 * Genetic Science Learning Center. "Cri-du-Chat Syndrome." __Learn.Genetics__ 5 November 2011 **

http://acad.depauw.edu/cfornari_web/DISGEN/CriDuChat%20Website/CriDuChatMAIN.htm "Genome.gov | Learning About Cri Du Chat." //Genome.gov | National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) - Homepage//. Web. 21 Nov. 2011. .