Preferred Name

Ataxia Telangiectasia [Disease/Finding]
Synonyms

Ataxia Telangiectasia

Ataxia-Telangiectasia

Telangiectasia, Cerebello-Oculocutaneous

Louis-Bar Syndrome

Ataxia Telangiectasia Syndrome

ID

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000000503

altLabel

Ataxia Telangiectasia

Ataxia-Telangiectasia

Telangiectasia, Cerebello-Oculocutaneous

Louis-Bar Syndrome

Ataxia Telangiectasia Syndrome

cui

C0004135

MESH DEFINITION

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 DUI

D001260

MeSH name

Ataxia Telangiectasia

MESH UI

M0001898

NDFRT kind

DISEASE_KIND

notation

N0000000503

NUI

N0000000503

prefLabel

Ataxia Telangiectasia [Disease/Finding]

SNOMED CID

68504005

tui

T047

subClassOf

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000171675

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