Sick+Genes+Cri+Du+Chat

Jorge Calderin H.Biology Sick Genes

**Cri Du Chat**


===**Cri Du Chat is a Mutation Caused by the Deletion of the short arm of the 5th Chromosome.The Mutation Cri Du Chat Can Cause Feeding Problems, Poor Growth** ****, Constipation, Excessive Drooling, unusual Facial Features, Slow Development of Motor Skills. Cri Du Chat is a mutation that you are born with****and there is no Known Prevention. If You Have Cri Du Chat and Planning on have a baby you might want to think of the possibility that you might pass it on to your kid. This Mutation is not Dominant or Recessive****nor Autosomal or Sex linked, Cri Du Chat is Truly the Definition of a Random Mutation. The Diagnosis is Simple, If your child starts having unusual cry and yell almost sounding like a cat th****ats one way to tell if your kid has obtained this mutation They Will also have unusual facial structures. There is no known Treatment for this mutation, But therapy helps with the worst of it.** **Scientists have fo****und out that the mutation Cri Du Chat Is more Common in Females than Males by a 4:3 ratio. The Prognosis of Cri Du Chat is Mental retardation and they May lose the idea to care for themselves and others. Another Prognosis to this mutation Is living with a cat like cry for the rest of your life. Therapy can help with the cat like cry.One of the Best Ways to teach about this Mutation is to show a Human Karyotype of a person with Cri Du Chat and show the class how the deletion of the short arm of chromosome 5 can affect a person, and also bring in a person with this mutation to show the physical disadvantages of having this mutation.**** ===

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cri_du_chat http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/disorders/whataregd/cdc/
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