DiGeorge syndrome
T cell deficiency disease that is the result of a large deletion of chromosome 22, which includes the DGS gene needed for development of the thymus and related glands with subsequent lack of T-cell production
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DiGeorge syndrome
Summary
DiGeorge syndrome is a designated intractable/rare disease[1]. It draws 10,748 Wikipedia views per month (designated_intractable_rare_disease category, ranking #43 of 201).[2]
Key Facts
- DiGeorge syndrome is credited with the discovery of Angelo DiGeorge[3].
- DiGeorge syndrome's instance of is recorded as designated intractable/rare disease[4].
- DiGeorge syndrome's instance of is recorded as rare disease[5].
- DiGeorge syndrome's instance of is recorded as class of disease[6].
- Angelo DiGeorge is named after DiGeorge syndrome[7].
- DiGeorge syndrome is a type of chromosomal deletion syndrome[8].
- DiGeorge syndrome is a type of partial deletion of the long arm of chromosome 22[9].
- DiGeorge syndrome is a type of syndrome[10].
- DiGeorge syndrome is a type of autosomal dominant disease[11].
- DiGeorge syndrome's Commons category is recorded as DiGeorge syndrome[12].
- DiGeorge syndrome's symptoms and signs is recorded as thymic hypoplasia[13].
- DiGeorge syndrome's external data available at URL is recorded as http://www.nanbyou.or.jp/entry/5317[14].
- DiGeorge syndrome's described by source is recorded as The Unified Medical Dictionary (Librairie du Liban, 2009)[15].
- DiGeorge syndrome's ICD-9-CM is recorded as 279.11[16].
- DiGeorge syndrome's NCI Thesaurus ID is recorded as C2989[17].
- DiGeorge syndrome's health specialty is recorded as medical genetics[18].
- DiGeorge syndrome's genetic association is recorded as TBX1[19].
- DiGeorge syndrome's exact match is recorded as http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/DOID_11198[20].
- DiGeorge syndrome's exact match is recorded as http://identifiers.org/doid/DOID:11198[21].
- DiGeorge syndrome's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Medicine[22].
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Works and Contributions
DiGeorge syndrome is credited with the discovery of Angelo DiGeorge[3].
Why It Matters
DiGeorge syndrome draws 10,748 Wikipedia views per month (designated_intractable_rare_disease category, ranking #43 of 201).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] It is known by 43 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]