Metal Homeostasis Regulators Suppress FRDA Phenotypes in a Drosophila Model of the Disease.

Friedreich's ataxia (FRDA), the most commonly inherited ataxia in populations of European origin, is a neurodegenerative disorder caused by a decrease in frataxin levels. One of the hallmarks of the disease is the accumulation of iron in several tissues including the brain, and frataxin has bee...

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Main Authors: Sirena Soriano, Pablo Calap-Quintana, José Vicente Llorens, Ismael Al-Ramahi, Lucía Gutiérrez, María José Martínez-Sebastián, Juan Botas, María Dolores Moltó
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4951068?pdf=render