Shamim I. Ahmad 
Molecular Mechanisms of Ataxia Telangiectasia 

Ataxia telangiectasia (AT) is an incurable, rare autosomal recessive genetic disorder which affects approximately one in 40, 000-100, 000 and the carrier frequency is estimated to be 1:100-200. In the United Kingdom it affects 1 in 300, 000 live births amounting to about 5 or 6 cases per year. Although the medial survival rate of affected persons is b