1 MCQs in Pediatrics for NEET PG
A 3-month-old girl presents with a distinctive high-pitched, cat-like cry, microcephaly, hypertelorism, epicanthic folds, and severe feeding difficulties with failure to thrive. Cardiovascular examination reveals a small VSD. The karyotype shown in the diagram at **B** reveals deletion of the short arm of chromosome 5 (46,XX,del(5p)). Which of the following best explains the characteristic cat-like cry in this condition?
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