Epidemiology
Etiology
Pathophysiology
ATM gene mutation → defective dsDNA break repair → accumulation of mutations → tumor development and immunodeficiency (combined B and T cell immunodeficiency)
Clinical features
- Neurological features
- Cerebellar involvement
- Age of onset: 6–18 months
- Atrophy of the cerebellar vermis and hemispheres
- Symptoms
- Truncal swaying
- Gait ataxia
- Cerebellar involvement
- Spider angiomas: telangiectasia that mainly involves the conjunctiva and face
- Immunodeficiency (B and T cell deficiency)
- Manifests with recurrent sinopulmonary infections
- Commonly associated with IgA deficiency (e.g., mucosal infection, transfusion-related anaphylaxis)
- ↑ AFP
- Increased risk of malignancy
- Lymphoma
- Leukemia