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Cri-du-chat syndrome: Rare Disease Status. Cri-du-chat syndrome is listed as a rare disease by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD)...more Â» Cri-du-chat syndrome: Rare Disease Status. Cri-du-chat syndrome is listed as a rare disease by Ophanet, a consortium of European partners ...more Â» About statistics: This page presents a variety of statistics about Cri-du-chat syndrome.
He named the syndrome Cri du Chat because of that distinct characteristic. Cri du Chat is French for âcry of the cat.â The word âsyndromeâ means a group of symptoms that together are characteristic of a specific disorder. Cri du Chat Syndrome occurs because there is the loss of genetic material (deletion) of a portion of the short arm of one of the fifth chromosomes. Cri du Chat Syndrome is a rare genetic condition. It occurs in approximately 1:35,000 live births. Cri du Chat Syndrome is considered the most frequent deletion syndrome in humans. Cri du Chat Syndrome is also called 5p-Syndrome, 5p Minus Syndrome or 5p Deletion Syndrome. The â5â meaning the fifth chromosome; the âpâ meaning the p arm (short arm) of the chromosome (above the centromere); and the â-âor âminusâ referring to the deletion that occurs.