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Frataxin deficiency induces Schwann cell inflammation and death.
Biochimica et biophysica acta - 1 Nov 2009
Lu Chunye, Schoenfeld Robert, Shan Yuxi, Tsai Hsing-Jo, Hammock Bruce, Cortopassi Gino
Abstract excerpt
Mutations in the frataxin gene cause dorsal root ganglion demyelination and neurodegeneration, which leads to Friedreich's ataxia. However the consequences of frataxin depletion have not been measured in dorsal root ganglia or Schwann cells. We knocked down frataxin in several neural cell lines,...
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