A naturally occurring variant of ISCU2 protein can have the same molecular role as frataxin, an experimental study has found. This discovery may pave the way for the development of new strategies to bypass the effects of frataxin deficiency, which is known to cause …
People with Friedreich’s ataxia (FRDA) have fewer small nerve fibers in their skin compared with healthy subjects, and the greater a patient’s defects in the frataxin (FXN) gene, the more the nerve fiber loss, a…
A discovery made in plants may shed light on the genetic mechanism underlying Friedreich’s ataxia (FA) and open the door to new ways to treat the disease, a study reports. Looking at genetic alterations in plants similar to the ones found in the…
People with Friedreich’s ataxia (FA) have alterations in the connectivity of different brain regions, which most likely is associated with the disease’s neurological symptoms. Researchers used magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to analyze the brains of patients…
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