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Mental retardation; nervous system abnormalities; and other diseases of the nervous system associated with defects in the structure or number of chromosomes.

Cornelia De Lange Syndrome

A syndrome characterized by growth retardation, severe mental retardation, short stature, a low-pitched growling cry, brachycephaly, low-set ears, webbed neck, carp mouth, depressed nasal bridge, bushy eyebrows meeting at the midline, hirsutism, and malformations of the hands.

Cri du Chat Syndrome

A rare chromosomal disorder that is apparent at birth, is characterized by a distinctive high, shrill, mewing, "kitten-like" cry during infancy.

WAGR Syndrome

A contiguous gene syndrome associated with hemizygous deletions of chromosome region 11p13. The condition is marked by the combination of Wilms' tumor (W), ANIRIDIA (A), genitourinary abnormalities (G), and mental retardation (R).

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