Cri du Chat Syndrome

Sacre bleu!

Cri du chat is French for CRY OF THE CAT! But it's also the name of a genetic syndrome in which there is a congenital microdeletion on the short arm of chromosome 5. Findings include high-pitched crying that sounds much like a cat's mewing at birth, mental retardation, epicanthal folds, and cardiac abnormalities. 

This cat doesn't have a stripey shirt or mankerchief, but does have a beret and sleazy moustache. Stereotypes FTW.