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What is DiGeorge Syndrome? DiGeorge Syndrome (DGS) also called Thymic Aplasia is an immune system disorder. It was discovered in the mid 1960s by an endocrinologist named Angelo DiGeorge. DiGeorge Syndrome occurs when the thymus gland is absent or not fully developed. When the thymus glands do not delevope properly the do not make T-Cells corectly or sometimes at all, and when a person has no T-Cells the body can not fight off any infection. DiGeorge Syndrom can be fatal due to having heart problems and heart failure. What are the thymus glands? These glands help us fight off any infection or disease that we get. They do this by producing white blood cells and when they do not produce white blood cells your body is not able to fight of the infection or sickness that you have.

How do you get DiGeorge Syndrome? People that have this immune system disorder are born with it. From research found it is estimated that one out of every 3,000- 4,000 child born has DGS. DiGeorge Syndrome is autosomal dominate meaning that the chances of it being inherited is 50%.

Treatment! If you are born with this disease you can get a bone marrow transpalant to get rid of it. Facts! Symtopms affects the victim physicaly The most common condition of people with this syndrome is heart defects, effects on the facial apperance, underdeveloped thymus, an parathyroid glands. 90% of patients with the features of this syndrome are missing a small part of their chromosome number 22 at the q11 region. This region has about 30 individual genes, with this is missing they have developmental defects. This syndrome is more common in children just because they are born with it. You can get a thymic gland transplant

Diagnosis! To diagnos a child are anyone with DiGeorge Syndrome they can do blood test, x-rays, and enchocardiography. Enchocardiography is a procedure that evaluates the structure and function of the heart.

Support Groups! mdjuction.com is a website where you are able to talk to be all round the world. You are able to talk to people who have this syndrome people with children who have this syndrome and many different people. It can help you through tough times and give you more information about this syndrome.

Symptoms!
 * immune deficiency (effecting the amune system)- because you do not have enough T-cells
 * recurrent infections- due to your T-cells not being there to fight off the infections
 * underdeveloped thymus gland- The thymus gland is located in the upper area of the front of the chest, but is toward the nech in the first 3 months of development. It controls the development of
 * lack of t-cells -due to the thymic glands not being fully developed
 * congenital heart disease such as a heart murmur or heart failure - this involves the aorta and parts of the heart which aorta developes. This may very greaty in every child. Some children who do have this effect it may be very mild.
 * underdeveloped payathyroid glands
 * characteristic facial features such as underdeveloped chin and downward slanting eyes and misshapen ear lobes (diffence in the shape of the ears) and speach
 * convulsions
 * thymic clands are not fully developed- this deals with the T-lymphocyte cells. These are essential for fighting infections. all so associated with the T-lymphocyte cells are the B-lymphocyte cells.
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