Medically reviewed by Sameena Zahoor, MDMedically reviewed by Sameena Zahoor, MD Ataxia-telangiectasia (A-T) is a rare genetic disorder affecting around one in 40,000 to one in 100,000 Americans.

Ataxia-telangiectasia is a rare, inherited disease. The disease affects the nervous and immune systems. Young children typically have symptoms before age 5 including ataxia (trouble coordinating ...

The patients with ataxia telangiectasia were inadvertently tested with 500 units of streptokinase-streptodornase — this dose produces large, painful, indurated lesions in all normal persons.

A local company provided a creative solution for an Omaha child who has been diagnosed with Ataxia-telangiectasia, a rare neurodegenerative disorder that causes poor coodination.

About Ataxia-Telangiectasia. A-T is an inherited autosomal recessive neurodegenerative and immunodeficiency disorder caused by mutations in the ATM gene, which is responsible for cell homeostatic ...

Wheelchair dependence in patients with the classic type of ataxia telangiectasia -- accounting for upwards of 80% of individuals with the condition -- occurs at a median of age 10.

Ataxia-telangiectasia (A-T) is a progressive genetic disorder affecting the central nervous and immune systems, and involving chromosomal instability, cancer predisposition, radiation sensitivity ...

"Ataxia" refers to poor muscle control, causing clumsy or compromised walking/muscle movements. And "telangiectasia" means bulging/dilatation of capillaries — thin-walled blood vessels that ...