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LOUIS-Bar, Denise

b.1914

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The Person Behind the Syndrome

Abstract

LOUIS-Bar syndrome, or ataxia-telangiectasia, com-comprises progressive neurological degeneration, telangiectasia of the skin and mucous membranes, and a propensity to infection due to immunological deficiency. Inheritance is autosomal recessive.

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  1. Department of Human Genetics, University of Cape Town Medical School, Observatory 7925, South Africa

    Peter Beighton MD, PhD, FRCP, DCH & Greta Beighton SRN, SCM, HV

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Beighton, P., Beighton, G. (1997). LOUIS-Bar, Denise. In: The Person Behind the Syndrome. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-0925-9_55

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