Two Cases of Cat Cry Syndrome

Two cases of cat cry syndrome were reported. Case 1, 6-year-old girl, exhibited physical and mental retardation, microephaly, antimongoloid slant, epicanthus, broad base of the nose and slight low set ears. Case 2, 5-year-old boy, exhibited physical and mental retardation, microcephaly with flat occiput, antimongoloid slant, spicanthus, broad base of the nose, simian line, and retentio testis. The deletion chromosome was identified as No.5 on the basis of G-Banding method. The breakage of the short arm of No.5 had occurred in a region within p 14 band.