Unanswered Questions in Friedreich Ataxia

作者:Lynch David R*; Deutsch Eric C; Wilson Robert B; Tennekoon Gihan
来源:Journal of Child Neurology, 2012, 27(9): 1223-1229.
DOI:10.1177/0883073812453498

摘要

During the past 15 years, the pace of research advancement in Friedreich ataxia has been rapid. The abnormal gene has been discovered and its gene product characterized, leading to the development of new evidence-based therapies. Still, various unsettled issues remain that affect clinical trials. These include the level of frataxin deficiency needed to cause disease, the mechanism by which frataxin-deficient mitochondrial dysfunction leads to symptomatology, and the reason selected cells are most affected in Friedreich ataxia. In this review, we summarize these questions and propose testable hypotheses for their resolution.

  • 出版日期2012-9