Iron redistribution as a therapeutic strategy for treating diseases of localized iron accumulation.

Can J Physiol Pharmacol. 2010 Mar;88(3):187-96.

Kakhlon O, Breuer W, Munnich A, Cabantchik ZI.

Department of Biological Chemistry, Alexander Silberman Institute of Life Sciences, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Safra Campus at Givat Ram, Jerusalem 91904, Israel.

Keywords:  Iron,  mitochondria, neurodegeneration, frataxin, Friedreich's ataxia (FRDA), iron chelation, deferiprone (DFP), iron-relocating abilities,  cellular iron misdistribution.