What is the prognosis for A-T?
A-T is presently incurable and unrelenting. Most A-T children are dependant on wheelchairs by the age of ten, or earlier, not because their muscles are too weak, but because they cannot control them. A-T patients can die from respiratory failure or cancer. The everage life expectancy for A-T is 25. However, this is changing with better supportive care and individuals living into their 50's is not uncommon.