DiGeorge Syndrome Is a Chromosomal Disorder in Which the Thymus

question 41

Multiple Choice

DiGeorge syndrome is a chromosomal disorder in which the thymus never develops/barely develops due to a deletion in a chromosome. Which of the following complications would you expect a child with DiGeorge syndrome to encounter?

• A)The child will not possess any B lymphocytes and will be immunocompromised.
• B)The space in which body fluid is filtered and pathogens are destroyed will be missing, so the child will be prone to life-threatening infections.
• C)The child will possess very few T lymphocytes and will be immunocompromised.
• D)The child will lose flow of lymph through the body, so recurrent edema will result.

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