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Síndrome del maullido del gato - Overview

Nombres alternativos

Síndrome de supresión del cromosoma 5p; Síndrome de 5p menos; Síndrome del maullido

Definición:

Es un grupo de síntomas que resultan de la falta de una parte del cromosoma número 5. El nombre del síndrome se debe al llanto de tono alto del bebé que suena como si fuera un gato.

Causas:

El síndrome del maullido del gato es poco común y es causado por un problema con el cromosoma 5.

Se cree que la mayoría de los casos ocurre durante el desarrollo del óvulo o del espermatozoide. Un pequeño número de casos ocurre cuando uno de los padres le transmite una forma reordenada y diferente del cromosoma a su hijo.

Reviewed last on: 8/4/2011
Chad Haldeman-Englert, MD, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Section on Medical Genetics, Winston-Salem, NC. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

Referencias

Descartes M, Carroll AJ. Cytogenetics. In: Kliegman RM, Behrman RE, Jenson HB, Stanton BF, eds. Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics. 18th Ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007: chap 81.

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