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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.<ref name=omim188400>{{OMIM|188400}}</ref> | ||
Several other terms are used to refer to this syndrome, including '''CATCH 22 syndrome'''. ''Catch-22'' is considered inappropriate by some, as it is derived from the novel with the same name and means a ''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 }}</ref> | |||
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*[[ | 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> | ||
*'''C'''ardiac abnormality, especially [[tetralogy of Fallot]]. | |||
*'''A'''bnormal facies. | |||
*[[thymus|'''T'''hymic]] aplasia | |||
*'''C'''left palate | |||
*'''H'''ypoparathyroidism (hypocalcemia). | |||
*Chromosome '''22'''. | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
{{Reflist| | {{Reflist|2}} | ||
[[Category:Syndromes]] | [[Category:Syndromes]] | ||