Does my genetic syndrome shorten life expectancy (PLEASE ANSWER!!)?
DiGeorge syndrome is also called velocardiofacial syndrome, Congenital Thymic Aplasia, Strong Syndrome, conotruncal anomaly face syndrome and 22q11.2 deletion syndrome. This is an inherited disorder in which a small piece of chromosome 22 is deleted. This condition is congenital and can cause congenital heart defects, cognitive problems, behavioral problems, psychiatric problems, abnormal facies, hypoparathyroidism with hypocalcemia, and increased susceptibility to infections. Your child’s normal life depends upon types of problems which he is having. But he has to take medicines for entire life. Prognosis of DiGeorge syndrome depends on degree of involvement of cardiac and immune systems. One month mortality rate of 55% and 86 % for 6 months due to congenital heart disease have been reported.
