TY - JOUR
T1 - Hypoparathyroidism and the DiGeorge Syndrome
AU - Greenberg, Frank
AU - Langman, Craig B.
AU - Gidding, Samuel S.
PY - 1989/4/27
Y1 - 1989/4/27
N2 - To the Editor: Gidding et al. (Dec. 15 issue) documented the use of disodium edetate to uncover latent hypoparathyroidism in a patient with partial DiGeorge anomaly.1 Although it appears that this technique will be a useful adjunct in the investigation of the DiGeorge anomaly, several issues deserve further discussion. Lammer and Opitz recently reviewed the heterogeneity of the DiGeorge anomaly.2 The term “DiGeorge anomaly” is preferable to “DiGeorge syndrome,” since the third and fourth pharyngeal pouch or brachial-arch defects can arise from multiple causes, including chromosomal abnormalities, single-gene defects (autosomal dominant and autosomal recessive), and exposure to teratogens (alcohol or.
AB - To the Editor: Gidding et al. (Dec. 15 issue) documented the use of disodium edetate to uncover latent hypoparathyroidism in a patient with partial DiGeorge anomaly.1 Although it appears that this technique will be a useful adjunct in the investigation of the DiGeorge anomaly, several issues deserve further discussion. Lammer and Opitz recently reviewed the heterogeneity of the DiGeorge anomaly.2 The term “DiGeorge anomaly” is preferable to “DiGeorge syndrome,” since the third and fourth pharyngeal pouch or brachial-arch defects can arise from multiple causes, including chromosomal abnormalities, single-gene defects (autosomal dominant and autosomal recessive), and exposure to teratogens (alcohol or.
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U2 - 10.1056/NEJM198904273201714
DO - 10.1056/NEJM198904273201714
M3 - Letter
C2 - 2710180
AN - SCOPUS:0024546784
SN - 0028-4793
VL - 320
SP - 1146
EP - 1147
JO - New England Journal of Medicine
JF - New England Journal of Medicine
IS - 17
ER -