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Cri-du-chat syndrome: Rare Disease Status. Cri-du-chat syndrome is listed as a rare disease by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD)...more Â» Cri-du-chat syndrome: Rare Disease Status. Cri-du-chat syndrome is listed as a rare disease by Ophanet, a consortium of European partners ...more Â» About statistics: This page presents a variety of statistics about Cri-du-chat syndrome.
The cause of cri du chat syndrome is thought to be due to a mutation or missing segment of a particular chromosome, called chromosome 5. A very small percentage of affected children have received the mutation from a parent, but most cases of this disorder are random and occur during development of the egg or sperm.