Cri du Chat Syndrome is a generally non-fatal‚ rare genetic disorder that was discovered in 1963. The name‚ “Cri du Chat” is French “cry of the cat”‚ referring to the high-pitched cries of affected infants. Lejeune‚ the French geneticist who discovered Cri du Chat Syndrome ‚ also discovered Down Syndrome. Cri du Chat Syndrome goes by many different names including: 5p deletion syndrome‚ 5p- syndrome‚ cat cry syndrome‚ chromosome 5p- syndrome‚ and monosomy 5p. Deletion of part of a chromosome
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The main symptoms of cri du chat are first and foremost is that when they are babies they have a very distinct high pitched cry that sounds like that of a cat‚ which explains the name cat cry syndrome‚ intellectual disabilities‚ delayed development and low birth weight. The other symptoms are abnormality of the voice‚ cognitive impairment‚ low set‚ posteriorly rotated ears‚ microcephaly (head is smaller than expected)‚ muscular hypotonia (decreased muscle tone)‚ round face‚ wide nasal bridge and
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CRI DU CHAT SYNDROME WHO DISCOVERED CRI DU CHAT SYNDROME? In 1963‚ JEROME LEJEUNE described a syndrome consisting of multiple congenital anomalies‚ mental retardation‚ microcephaly‚ abnormal face‚ and a mewing cry in infants with a deletion of a B group chromosome (Bp-)‚ later identified as 5p- WHAT IS CRI DU CHAT SYNDROME? Cri-du-chat syndrome is an autosomal deletion syndrome caused by a partial deletion of chromosome 5p and is characterized by a distinctive‚ high-pitched‚ catlike cry in infancy
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Chromosome 5p deletion is an abnormality that occurs when you’re missing a region of chromosome 5. A Chromosome is a long‚ continuous thread of DNA that consists of numerous genes and regulatory information. Chromosome 5p deletion is also known as Cri du Chat syndrome. That is French for cat’s cry‚ with is the sound made by the abnormal development of the larynx. People with this syndrome usually have unusual facial features.
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This paper examines the measures and initiatives taken by local law enforcement organizations in the U.S. in response to increased terrorist attacks. It analyzes‚ and interprets information obtained from the studies conducted by other academic scholars on this topic‚ in addition to information sourced from the resources of a number of law enforcement organizations operating at the local level in the United States. This research established that the initiatives and measures taken by local law enforcement
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Personal Application Reflection Paper Individual Exploration of the ExperienceChange GlobalTech Simulation Earllysia Michaella Grissett University of Georgia Managing Organizational Change Summer 2016 Introduction Organizational change can prove to be perplexing for various reasons‚ and some of those causes were illustrated during the ExperienceChange GlobalTech simulation. Team dynamics can be a catalyst for roadblocks to successful change management; and those were experience during the simulation
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