Basic Summary for Chromosome deletion syndromes

Main name of condition: Chromosome deletion syndromes

What is Chromosome deletion syndromes?
  Brief description of Chromosome deletion syndromes: Genetic conditions where a large part of a chromosome is missing.
  Parent types of Chromosome deletion syndromes: Chromosome conditions
  Organs Affected by Chromosome deletion syndromes: chromosomes, dna
  Types of Chromosome deletion syndromes: Velocardiofacial syndrome, DiGeorge's syndrome

What causes Chromosome deletion syndromes?
Class of Condition for Chromosome deletion syndromes: genetic chromosomal

Can anyone else get Chromosome deletion syndromes?
Inheritance of genetic conditions: see details in inheritance of genetic diseases.

Society issues for Chromosome deletion syndromes
Hospitalization statistics for Chromosome deletion syndromes: The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Chromosome deletion syndromes:

0.001% (87) of hospital consultant episodes were for monosomies and deletions from the autosomes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
93% of hospital consultant episodes for monosomies and deletions from the autosomes required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
54% of hospital consultant episodes for monosomies and deletions from the autosomes were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
46% of hospital consultant episodes for monosomies and deletions from the autosomes were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
37% of hospital consultant episodes for monosomies and deletions from the autosomes required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
9.3 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for monosomies and deletions from the autosomes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
2 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for monosomies and deletions from the autosomes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
5 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for monosomies and deletions from the autosomes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
3% of hospital consultant episodes for monosomies and deletions from the autosomes occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0% of hospital consultant episodes for monosomies and deletions from the autosomes occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
18% of hospital consultant episodes for monosomies and deletions from the autosomes were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0.001% (553) of hospital bed days were for monosomies and deletions from the autosomes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)

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