International Cri du Chat Awareness Day

On May 5, Dr. Laurel Daniels Abbruzzese commemorated International Cri du Chat Awareness Day, part of International Cri du Chat Awareness week (May 1-7) , by giving a lunchtime presentation to DPT students. Her talk provided an introduction and overview of the condition. Cri du Chat Syndrome is also known as 5p minus. It occurs when there is a loss of genetic material on the short arm of the fifth chromosome. Attendees: Matt Hamilton, Alison Scott, Jackie Franzak, Saiah Mays, Nicole Schlobach, Carley Schleien, Jenna Kantor, Aashika Suseendran, Lisa Friedlander, Anna Duffey, Trish Tawfik, Shannon Greenwald, Emily Spear, Anjali Fortna, Liz Breen, Sneha Radhakrishnan, and Rick Pezzullo.

International Cri du Chat Awareness Day May 5