DiGeorge syndrome

DiGeorge syndrome
Di·George syndrome də-'jȯrj- also Di·George's syndrome -'jȯr-jəz n a rare congenital disease that is characterized esp. by absent or underdeveloped thymus and parathyroid glands, heart defects, immunodeficiency, hypocalcemia, and characteristic facial features (as wide-set eyes, small jaws, and low-set ears) and is typically caused by a deletion on the chromosome numbered 22
Di George Angelo Mario (b 1921)
American endocrinologist and pediatrician. A professor of pediatrics at Temple University's School of Medicine, Di George served as chief of endocrine and metabolic services at St. Christopher's Hospital for Children in Philadelphia. He also held the positions of assistant chief of pediatrics at Philadelphia General Hospital from 1956 to 1966 and lecturer at the U.S. Naval Hospital in Philadelphia from 1967 to 1980. His principal areas of research were disorders of growth, pubertal development, thyroid dysfunction, and hypocalcemia. DiGeorge syndrome was first reported in 1965.

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Di·George syndrome (dĭ-jorjґ) [Angelo Mario DiGeorge, American pediatrician, born 1921] see under syndrome.

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