Abstract | BACKGROUND:
Cri du Chat Syndrome ( CdCS) is rare and occurs as a result of a partial deletion in the short arm of chromosome 5. There are no reports in the literature from the West African sub-region and indeed very few from Africa. A case of Cri du Chat Syndrome is described in Ghana. Dysmorphology training is strongly recommended for post graduate training programmes in the sub-region.All children with dysmorphic features deserve an accurate diagnosis to enable helpful genetic counseling and prognosis to be determined.
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Authors | E V Badoe |
Journal | West African journal of medicine
(West Afr J Med)
2014 Apr-Jun
Vol. 33
Issue 2
Pg. 154-6
ISSN: 0189-160X [Print] Nigeria |
PMID | 25236835
(Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
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Topics |
- Chromosome Deletion
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 5
(genetics)
- Cri-du-Chat Syndrome
(diagnosis, genetics)
- Ghana
- Humans
- Infant, Newborn
- Male
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