Does anyone know anything about DE GEORGE syndrome? Is it possible to have it wi!
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Does anyone know anything about DE GEORGE syndrome? Is it possible to have it without having a heart defect??
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Di George Syndrome is a congenital immune disorder characterized by lack of embryonic development (stage in prenatal development between 2-8 weeks inclusive) or underdevelopment of the third and fourth pharyngeal pouches. It is also called thymic aplasia (failure of the thymus to develop naturally), thymic hypoplasia (defective development of tissue), or third and fourth pharyngeal arch or pouch syndrome. The syndrome is often associated with congenital heart defects, abnormalities of the large blood vessels around the heart, failure of the esophageal tube to develop, abnormalities of facial structures, and of hypoparathyroidism (insufficient secretion of the parathyroid glands). In most cases, there is a chromosomal defect on ch