Cardial facial syndrome

Because VCFS is so common among genetic disorders, many cases have been seen and the phenotype studied from a variety of disciplines including heart, craniofacial, behavioral, vascular, central nervous system and more. This is by no means a comprehensive list of all the craniofacial teams. As adults, these individuals have an increased risk for developing mental illness such as depression, anxiety and schizophrenia. Be an advocate for your child! No cure is known for DiGeorge syndrome. Velo-cardio-facial syndrome has an expansive phenotype with more than clinical features described that involve essentially every organ and system. Velo-cardio-facial syndrome associated with haplo-insufficiency of genes at chromosome 22q

Hum Mol Genet. Intuitively, if one were to consider some of the health related issues in VCFS that might cause early death, such as severe congenital heart disease, severe immune deficiency, and possible stroke or bleeding disorders from Bernard-Soulier syndrome, an actuarial table might demonstrate that in aggregate i. Regardless, all of these names refer to exactly the same syndrome, and the confusion over the nosology has unfortunately resulted in clinical confusion, as well.