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Ataxia Telangiectasia Diagnosed on Newborn Screening-Case Cohort of 5 Years' Experience.
Frontiers in immunology - 1 Jan 2019
Mandola Amarilla B, Reid Brenda, Sirror Raga, Brager Rae, Dent Peter, Chakroborty Pranesh, Bulman Dennis E, Roifman Chaim M
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Ataxia telangiectasia (AT) is a genetic condition caused by mutations involving ATM (Ataxia Telangiectasia Mutated). This gene is responsible for the expression of a DNA double stranded break repair kinase, the ATM protein kinase. The syndrome encompasses combined immunodeficiency and various degrees of neurological abnormalities and increased risk of malignancy. Typically, patients present early in life with...
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