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Identification of telomere dysfunction in Friedreich ataxia
BACKGROUND: Friedreich ataxia (FRDA) is a progressive inherited neurodegenerative disorder caused by mutation of the FXN gene, resulting in decreased frataxin expression, mitochondrial dysfunction and oxidative stress. A recent study has identified shorter telomeres in FRDA patient leukocytes as a p...
Autores principales: | , , , , , , |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2015
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4462004/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26059974 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13024-015-0019-6 |