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'''22q11.2 deletion syndrome''', also known as '''DiGeorge syndrome''', is a constellation of findings due to a deletion in 22q11.2.
'''22q11.2 deletion syndrome''', also known as '''DiGeorge syndrome''', is a constellation of findings due to a deletion in 22q11.2.


It is characterized by hypoplasia of the:<ref name=omim188400>{{OMIM|188400}}</ref>
Several other terms are used to refer to this syndrome, including '''CATCH-22'''. CATCH-22 is considered inappropriate by some, as it is derived from the novel with the same name and means ''no win situation''.<ref name=pmid18636631>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Shprintzen | first1 = RJ. | title = Velo-cardio-facial syndrome: 30 Years of study. | journal = Dev Disabil Res Rev | volume = 14 | issue = 1 | pages = 3-10 | month =  | year = 2008 | doi = 10.1002/ddrr.2 | PMID = 18636631 }}
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The predominant characterized by hypoplasia of the:<ref name=omim188400>{{OMIM|188400}}</ref>
*[[Thymus]].
*[[Thymus]].
*[[Parathyroid gland]].
*[[Parathyroid gland]].
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==See also==
==See also==
*[[Pediatric pathology]].
*[[Pediatric pathology]].
Mnemonic ''CATCH-22'':<ref name=pmid12218787>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Yonehara | first1 = Y. | last2 = Nakatsuka | first2 = T. | last3 = Ichioka | first3 = S. | last4 = Sasaki | first4 = N. | last5 = Kobayashi | first5 = T. | title = CATCH 22 Syndrome. | journal = J Craniofac Surg | volume = 13 | issue = 5 | pages = 623-6 | month = Sep | year = 2002 | doi =  | PMID = 12218787 }}</ref>
*Cardiac abnormality, especially [[tetralogy of Fallot]].
*Abnormal facies.
*Thymic aplasia
*Cleft palate
*Hypoparathyroidism (hypocalcemia).


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 15:47, 18 March 2012

22q11.2 deletion syndrome, also known as DiGeorge syndrome, is a constellation of findings due to a deletion in 22q11.2.

Several other terms are used to refer to this syndrome, including CATCH-22. CATCH-22 is considered inappropriate by some, as it is derived from the novel with the same name and means no win situation.[1]

The predominant characterized by hypoplasia of the:[2]

See also

Mnemonic CATCH-22:[3]

  • Cardiac abnormality, especially tetralogy of Fallot.
  • Abnormal facies.
  • Thymic aplasia
  • Cleft palate
  • Hypoparathyroidism (hypocalcemia).

References

  1. Shprintzen, RJ. (2008). "Velo-cardio-facial syndrome: 30 Years of study.". Dev Disabil Res Rev 14 (1): 3-10. doi:10.1002/ddrr.2. PMID 18636631.
  2. Online 'Mendelian Inheritance in Man' (OMIM) 188400
  3. Yonehara, Y.; Nakatsuka, T.; Ichioka, S.; Sasaki, N.; Kobayashi, T. (Sep 2002). "CATCH 22 Syndrome.". J Craniofac Surg 13 (5): 623-6. PMID 12218787.