Ataxia Telangiectasia D001260

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Diseases [C] » Nervous System Diseases [C10] » Neurocutaneous Syndromes » Ataxia Telangiectasia

Diseases [C] » Cardiovascular Diseases [C14] » Vascular Diseases » Telangiectasis » Ataxia Telangiectasia

Diseases [C] » Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases [C18] » Metabolic Diseases » DNA Repair-Deficiency Disorders » Ataxia Telangiectasia

Description

An autosomal recessive inherited disorder characterized by choreoathetosis beginning in childhood, progressive CEREBELLAR ATAXIA; TELANGIECTASIS of CONJUNCTIVA and SKIN; DYSARTHRIA; B- and T-cell immunodeficiency, and RADIOSENSITIVITY to IONIZING RADIATION. Affected individuals are prone to recurrent sinobronchopulmonary infections, lymphoreticular neoplasms, and other malignancies. Serum ALPHA-FETOPROTEINS are usually elevated. (Menkes, Textbook of Child Neurology, 5th ed, p688) The gene for this disorder (ATM) encodes a cell cycle checkpoint protein kinase and has been mapped to chromosome 11 (11q22-q23).   MeSH

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