Archive - A-T Clinical Handbook

The gene causing A-T (the ATM gene) was identified in 1995. This gene produces ATM protein.

A-T is inherited, or passed on, in families from parents to children.

The neurology of A-T is incredibly complicated and the neurologic impairments of A-T are many and varied.

Many, but not all, A-T patients have abnormalities of immune function.

This chapter provides basic information about some of the illnesses that your child may experience.

Feeding and swallowing problems become more common among people with A-T during the teenage years.

This chapter addresses the cancer risk faced by people with A-T and provides guidelines for x-ray exposure.

A number of eye and eye movement disorders are seen in people with ataxia-telangiectasia (A-T).

Rehabilitation has a great deal to offer persons with A-T and their families.

Physical therapists help with gross motor difficulties, including problems with walking, mobility and posture.