WHAT ARE HEREDITARY ATAXIAS? Ataxia is a neurologic disorder in which there is loss of coordination of movement. It can result from dysfunction of the cerebellum and brain stem and their afferent or efferent pathways. The etiology of ataxia can be divided into 3 main categories: acquired, sporadic, and hereditary. Hereditary ataxias are one of the largest groups of hereditary progressive neurod...

Hereditary etiologies of pancreatic and hepatobiliary cancers are increasingly recognized. An estimated >10% of pancreatic and increasing number of hepatobiliary cancers are hereditary. The cumulative risk of hereditary pancreatic cancer ranges from measurable but negligible in cystic fibrosis to a sobering 70% in cases of hereditary pancreatitis. Candidates for pancreatic cancer surveillance a...

how to cite this article: azadvari m, emami razavi sz, kazemi sh. hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathy type iv in 9 year old boy: a case report. iran j child neurol. spring 2016; 10(2):83-85. abstract objective the hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathy (hsan) is a rare group of neuropathies that affects the sensory and autonomic nervous system. the patients do not have the ability ...

Studies during the last three decades have enabled the development of detailed molecular insights into the structural basis of altered function in various inherited red cell membrane disorders. This review highlights our current understanding of molecular and mechanistic insights into various inherited red cell membrane disorders involving either altered membrane structural organization (heredi...