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Deferiprone and idebenone rescue frataxin depletion phenotypes in a Drosophila model of Friedreich's ataxia.
Gene - 1 Jun 2013
Soriano Sirena, Llorens José V, Blanco-Sobero Laura, Gutiérrez Lucía, Calap-Quintana Pablo, Morales M Puerto, Moltó M Dolores, Martínez-Sebastián M José
Abstract excerpt
Friedreich's ataxia (FRDA), the most common inherited ataxia, is a neurodegenerative disease caused by a reduction in the levels of the mitochondrial protein frataxin, the function of which remains a controversial matter. Several therapeutic approaches are being developed to increase frataxin expression and reduce the intramitochondrial iron aggregates and oxidative damage found in this disease. In this study, we...
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