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Ataxia Telangiectasia

Ataxia-telangiectasia (A-T) is a rare, inherited disease. It affects the nervous system, immune system, and other body systems. Symptoms appear in young children, usually before age 5. They include:

  • Ataxia - trouble coordinating movements
  • Poor balance
  • Slurred speech
  • Tiny, red spider veins, called telangiectasias, on the skin and eyes
  • Lung infections
  • Delayed physical and sexual development

People with A-T have an increased risk of developing diabetes and cancers, especially lymphoma and leukemia. Although it affects the brain, people with A-T usually have normal or high intelligence.

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Results 1 - 10 of 32 for "Ataxia-telangiectasia" syndrome
  1. Ataxia Telangiectasia (National Library of Medicine)  
    Ataxia-telangiectasia (A-T) is a rare, inherited disease. It affects the nervous system, immune system, and other ...
  2. Ataxia-telangiectasia is a rare inherited disorder that affects the nervous system, immune system, and other body systems. This disorder is characterized by ...
  3. Ataxia-telangiectasia is a rare childhood disease. It affects the brain and other parts of the body. Ataxia ... Ataxia-telangiectasia is inherited. This means it is passed down through families. It is an autosomal recessive trait. ...
  4. Ataxia Telangiectasia From the National Institutes of Health (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)  
    Ataxia telangiectasia (AT)—also known as Louis-Bar syndrome, cerebello-oculocutaneous telangiectasia, and immunodeficiency with ataxia telangiectasia—is ...
  5. ClinicalTrials.gov: Ataxia Telangiectasia From the National Institutes of Health (National Institutes of Health)  
    Ataxia Telangiectasia/Clinical Trials ... Ataxia Telangiectasia
  6. Ataxia-Telangiectasia (For Parents) (Nemours Foundation)  
    Ataxia Telangiectasia/Learn More ... Ataxia Telangiectasia
  7. About Ataxia-Telangiectasia (Ataxia-Telangiectasia Children's Project)  
    Ataxia Telangiectasia/Learn More ... Ataxia-Telangiectasia Children's Project
  8. ... called mutations) in the ATM gene that cause ataxia-telangiectasia. This disorder is characterized by progressive difficulty with ... brain cells causes the movement problems characteristic of ataxia-telangiectasia. More About This Health Condition MedlinePlus Genetics provides ...
  9. ... not show signs and symptoms of the condition. Ataxia-telangiectasia variant 1 Berlin breakage syndrome Microcephaly, normal intelligence ...
  10. About Familial Pancreatic Cancer: Pancreatic Cancer Can Be Hereditary (Johns Hopkins University, Department of Pathology)  
    Pancreatic Cancer/Genetics ... Pancreatic Cancer ... Johns Hopkins University, Department of Pathology
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