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2 Characteristics Intellectual disabilities Delayed development Small head size Low birth weight Weak muscles

3 Disorder Type It’s a chromosome disorder It deletes a section of chromosome 5p

4 How is the disorder detected? Amniocentesis High pitched baby cry Skull x-rays

5 How many babies born with it? 1 in every 35,000 babies have this disorder There is a 3:1 ratio of girls having it more than boys

6 Population of individuals infected About 300,000 people have the disorder

7 Mortality Rate About 10% of all babies that have it

8 Interesting Facts Girls get it a lot more often than boys It’s a rare disease Most common disorder that causes death

9 Visual A baby with the disorder

10 References http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090 331201324AA2vc5o http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090 331201324AA2vc5o http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition/cri-du-chat- syndrome http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition/cri-du-chat- syndrome http://ahsmediacenter.pbworks.com/f/infant%20patie nt%202.jpg

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