Etymology

DiGeorge syndrome

Today it means: A syndrome caused by the deletion of a small piece of chromosome 22 in humans, associated with various birth defects. Full definition →

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The story

Named after pediatric endocrinologist Angelo DiGeorge, who described the syndrome in 1968.

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