Purpose for the blog

In this blog, we intend to present information about DiGeorge Syndrome. This disease is one of the most common genetic maladies. It affects 1 of every 4,000 people. Even though genetically speaking, the disease is autosomal dominant (if one of the parents has the disease, there is a 50% chance the progeny will have the disease), only 5% of the cases recorded are hereditary. Most (95% of the cases) are produced by random genetical errors during reproduction and fertilization. The disease can affect anyone, anywhere, without a warning. Therefore it is important that everyone is educated in the disease. Also, DiGeorge can affect a person in various degrees of severity and most patients reach an adult age. So, it is important that people are educated in this condition for the social integration of "digeorgies". In this blog, that is our purpose: to educate and inform about the implications of DiGeorge Syndrome, its effect on people, and about the disease itself.