What is cat eyes syndrome?
Cat's eye syndrome is a barely occurring genetic state that may be present when people have other copies of parts of 22. Chromosome. There are other names for this group of symptoms, such as Schmid-Fracccaro syndrome and chromosome 22 partial tetrasomy. In the second name it means "partial" that additional copies or copies of chromosomes are incomplete or not normal. The name most associated with this disorder, however, is the eye syndrome, because some individuals who have it are missing tissue from the eyes called colloboma, the pupils can provide cat appearance; This symptom is not present in all people with a condition. The two most common defects associated with it are Koloboma and the absence of the channel, which forms the rectum. Anal irregularities in women often include cracks in the vagina. If any of these defects are present, the reconstruction or repair of this area is required.
Other defects associated with this condition include folds of eyelids that can bend down, eyes that are widely distributed apart and deprein the skin in front of the ears, which can also be wrong. In some cases, the present defects may also require repairs. It is a wide range of congenital heart defects, cleft palate defects and malformations or defects in the urinary tract that can include kidneys.
Some children born with the cat's eye syndrome have a slight mental retardation, but it is not always the case. They may be slightly shorter than peers. In rare cases, some malformations of the skeleton will also represent.
It is not always known how the cat's eye syndrome is manifested. It may occur in families and people who have a disorder have one of two chances to pass it on to their offspring. It is assumed that some people have a very mild form I do not know and can pass it on, but the degree of inheritance from a family member who does not have it is not clearly understood. Most children born with this condition areThe first children in their family who have it.
Although the condition includes a number of defects that can be serious, the view for people with the cat's eye syndrome is usually good. It depends on the related severity of defects and the successful treatment of any defects, especially in the heart, floor or urine, except for the treatment of any malformation of the rectum. If these conditions can be solved, many people will live all their lives, can have children and will probably have a very normal existence, especially if they do not suffer from retardation.