Look up: ataxia-telangiectasia

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   ataxia telangiectasia
   Louis Bar syndrome; a hereditary autosomal recessive disease in humans characterized by a high frequency of spontaneous chromosomal aberrations, neurological deterioration and susceptibility to various cancers. Ataxia: imbalance of muscle control; telangectasia: dilated capillary vessels. In part an immune deficiency disease and in part one of DNA repair; it is believed to be due to hypersensitivity to background ionizing radiation.
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   Ataxia telangiectasia
   `Ataxia-telangiectasia` (AT) (`Boder-Sedgwick syndrome` or `Louis-Bar syndrome`) is a primary immunodeficiency disorder that occurs in an estimated incidence of 1 in 40,000 to 1 in 300,000 births (Lederman, 2000).
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   ataxia telangiectasia
   a slowly progressive multisystem disorder with the following manifestations: ataxia appearing with the onset of walking; telangiectases of the conjunctiva and skin of the face, neck, and ears; athetosis and nystagmus; and recurrent infections of the respiratory system caused by immunoglobulin deficiencies. Due to an autosomal recessive trait, with ...
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   Ataxia-telangiectasia
   Ataxia-telangiectasia: A progressive neurodegenerative genetic disease characterized by cerebellar ataxia (incoordination and lack of balance), ocular telangiectasia ('red eyes' due to widening of small blood vessels in the conjunctiva), immune defects, and a predisposition to malignancy. Chromosomal breakage is a feature. Ataxia-telangiectasia (A- ...
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   ataxia-telangiectasia
   <neurology, oncology> An intriguing autosomal recessive disorder in which a single defective gene produces myriad and protean effects, presents with cerebellar ataxia, telangiectasias in the eyes and skin, immune deficiency and autoimmune phenomena, propensity for lymphoid and other malignancies, excessive sensitivity to ionising radiation, i ...
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   ataxia-telangiectasia
   a severe, autosomal recessive, progressive ataxia, associated with telangiectasias (dilation of small blood vessels) in the skin and eyes; immunodeficiency with frequent infections of the respiratory tract from sinuses to lungs; and abnormal eye movements. Called also Louis-Bar syndrome.
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   ataxia-telangiectasia
   (from the article `nervous system disease`) Ataxia-telangiectasia (Louis-Bar syndrome) results in cerebellar incoordination and choreic movements, overgrowth of blood vessels on the conjunctiva ...
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