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DiGeorge Syndrome
Also Known As: Chromosome 22q11 Deletion Syndrome; Velocardiofacial Syndrome (VCFS)
Condition / disease reference page from the Everyone Healthy database.
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Condition overview
Attributes
Commonalityis rare
Plain English overview
In simple terms
What this page is about
DiGeorge Syndrome is listed in the Everyone Healthy condition library. This simple overview is generated from the existing EH database links because the original full article for this condition is not yet available.
Common linked signs and symptoms
The EH database links this condition with signs or symptoms such as Cleft Lip or Palate, Face Appearance Abnormal, Growth Impairment or Stunted, Immune Dysfunction, Infections Frequent, and Newborn: Heart Defects.
Tests doctors may consider
Tests or investigations linked in the EH database include Fluorescence Assays, Lymphocyte Immunophenotyping, Parathyroid Hormone Concentration, Total T Cells (CD3(plus)) Count, and Total T cells (CD3(plus)) Percent.
Treatment depends on the person
The EH database links this condition with supportive options such as Thymus Transplantation. Treatment choices should always be discussed with a qualified health professional, because the best approach depends on the cause, severity, age, other conditions, medicines, and test results.
This overview does not replace the original article and does not diagnose, treat, or recommend medication. It is a simple guide built from the existing Everyone Healthy database links.
Linked signs and symptoms
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Linked drugs / medications
0No linked drugs are listed yet.
Treatments, therapies and supportive options
2Grouped by treatment type. These are educational database links, not personal treatment recommendations. Evidence labels are shown only where stored in the EH database.
Medical therapy
1Linked diagnostic tests and investigations
5These are pulled from both EH diagnostic-test link tables, including the older large test-link table.
Biological and test markers
7This visual map uses existing EH database links to show biological agents and lab markers reported as increased, decreased, or associated with this condition. These are educational relationships only; test results must be interpreted by a qualified clinician because ranges vary by lab, method, age, sex and clinical context.
Often increased
0No markers in this group.
Often decreased
7- B Cells (CD19 Percentage)Reference range exampleAll: 3–25 %Linked diagnostic tests1Lymphocyte Immunophenotyping
- CD4 to CD8 RatioReference range exampleAll: 1–5 RatioLinked diagnostic tests1Lymphocyte Immunophenotyping
- Helper T cells (CD3(plus), CD4(plus))Reference range example589–1,505 cells/mm3; 32–61Linked diagnostic tests3Helper T cells (CD3(plus), CD4(plus)) Count
- Natural Killer Cells (CD16 Percentage)Reference range exampleAll: 4–30 %Linked diagnostic tests1Lymphocyte Immunophenotyping
- Parathyroid hormone (PTH, Parathormone)Reference range exampleAdult ( > 16y): 10–62 pg/mLLinked diagnostic tests1Parathyroid Hormone Concentration
- T-Suppressor (CD8) CellsReference range exampleAll: 15–40 %Linked diagnostic tests1Lymphocyte Immunophenotyping
- Total T cells (CD3(plus))Reference range exampleAll: 55–90 %; 812–2,318 cells/mm3Linked diagnostic tests3Lymphocyte Immunophenotyping, Total T Cells (CD3(plus)) Count
Other associated markers
0No markers in this group.
Introduction / full article
DiGeorge Syndrome
The main information article for this record is not yet available in the database.