Abstract
A case is reported of a newborn infant displaying symptoms resembling cat cry syndrome who had mental and growth retardation, and microcephaly, epicanthus, antimongoloid slant, low-set ears, hypertelorism, moon face, short neck, and cardiac failure.
The chromosomal abnormality consisted in a partial deletion of the distal portion of the short arm (of a chromosome) of the 4-5 group.
