Claim: Angelo Mario DiGeorge (April 15, 1921 – October 11, 2009) was a physician and pediatric endocrinologist from Pennsylvania who was renowned for his research on an autosomal dominant immunodeficiency and disorders affecting calcium metabolism.
Evidence: Angelo Mario DiGeorge (April 15, 1921 – October 11, 2009) was an Italian American physician and pediatric endocrinologist who is renowned for his research on an autosomal dominant immunodeficiency now commonly referred to as DiGeorge syndrome. (1921-04-15)April 15, 1921
Philadelphia DiGeorge syndrome may be first spotted when an affected newborn has heart defects or convulsions from hypocalcemia due to malfunctioning parathyroid glands and low levels of parathyroid hormone (parathormone). Hypocalcaemia is low calcium levels in the blood serum. Pennsylvania