Lejeune syndrome

Introduction: Lejeune syndrome

Description of Lejeune syndrome

Lejeune syndrome: SYN: cri-du-chat syndrome.
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Lejeune syndrome: Deletion of the short arm of chromosome 5 characterized by a variable clinical picture consisting of severe mental deficiency, growth retardation, multiple abnormalities and a peculiar crying sound resembling that of a suffering kitten (hence the synonym crying cat syndrome or cri du chat syndrome), that disappears within weeks or months after birth.
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Terms Similar to Lejeune syndrome:

• Cri du chat syndrome 5p−
• 5p partial monosomy syndrome
• Cat's cry syndrome

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External links related to: Lejeune syndrome

• OMIM − CRI-DU-CHAT SYNDROME
• Cri-du-chat syndrome − Genetics Home Reference
• eMedicine − Cri-du-chat Syndrome : Article by Harold Chen, MD, MS, FAAP, FACMG
• Search Jablonski's Syndromes Database
• Lejeune's syndrome (www.whonamedit.com)

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