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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- Ataxia Telangiectasia (National Library of Medicine)Ataxia-telangiectasia (A-T) is a rare, inherited disease. It affects the nervous system, immune system, and other ...
- Ataxia-telangiectasia is a rare inherited disorder that affects the nervous system, immune system, and other body systems. This disorder is characterized by ...
- 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. ...
- Ataxia-Telangiectasia (For Parents) (Nemours Foundation)ataxia-telangiectasia, ataxia, telangiectasia, trouble walking, trouble talking, gene mutation, unbalanced, balance problems, coordination, trouble chewing, trouble swallowing, ...
- Ataxia Telangiectasia/Learn More ... Ataxia Telangiectasia ... National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke ... From the National Institutes of Health ... Ataxia ...
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- ... 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 ...
- ... not show signs and symptoms of the condition. Ataxia-telangiectasia variant 1 Berlin breakage syndrome Microcephaly, normal intelligence ...
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- Learn About A-T (Ataxia-Telangiectasia Children's Project)Ataxia Telangiectasia/Learn More ... Ataxia-Telangiectasia Children's Project
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