Multidisciplinary Management of Ataxia Telangiectasia: Current Perspectives
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ERS statement on the multidisciplinary respiratory management of ataxia telangiectasia.
Ataxia telangiectasia (A-T) is a rare, progressive, multisystem disease that has a large number of complex and diverse manifestations which vary with age. Patients with A-T die prematurely with the leading causes of death being respiratory diseases and cancer. Respiratory manifestations include immune dysfunction leading to recurrent upper and lower respiratory infections; aspiration resulting ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare
سال: 2021
ISSN: 1178-2390
DOI: 10.2147/jmdh.s295486