"Ataxia Telangiectasia" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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).
| Descriptor ID |
D001260
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C10.228.140.252.190.530.060 C10.562.100 C10.597.350.090.500.530.060 C14.907.823.213 C16.320.080 C18.452.284.060 C20.673.290
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| Concept/Terms |
Ataxia Telangiectasia- Ataxia Telangiectasia
- Ataxia-Telangiectasia
- Telangiectasia, Cerebello-Oculocutaneous
- Ataxia Telangiectasia Syndrome
- Syndrome, Ataxia Telangiectasia
- Louis-Bar Syndrome
- Louis Bar Syndrome
- Syndrome, Louis-Bar
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