title: Cri du Chat Syndrome: a case report from Ghana.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Child Health, University of Ghana Medical School.
authors.forename: E V
authors.initials: EV
authors.lastname: Badoe
mesh_terms: D002872:Chromosome Deletion; D002895:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 5 / Q000235:genetics; D003410:Cri-du-Chat Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics*; D005869:Ghana; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male