Substantia Nigra Echogenicity in Friedreich’s Ataxia Patients

Substantia Nigra Echogenicity in Friedreich’s Ataxia Patients. María Sierra, Jon Infante,
José Berciano. The Cerebellum, December 2012.

Keeywords: substantia nigra (SN) hypoechogenicity, Friedreich’s ataxia (FRDA), restless syndrome (RLS).

[Late-onset Friedreich's ataxia with preservation of osteomuscular reflexes].

[Late-onset Friedreich's ataxia with preservation of osteomuscular reflexes]. Garcia-Estevez DA. Rev Neurol. 2012 Dec 16;55(12):765-7.

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Autophagy induction extends lifespan and reduces lipids content in response to frataxin silencing in C. elegans

Autophagy induction extends lifespan and reduces lipids content in response to frataxin silencing in C. elegans.. Alfonso Schiavi, Alessandro Torgovnick, Alison Kell, Evgenia Megalou, Natascha Castelein, Ilaria Guccini, Laura Marzocchella, Sara Gelino, Malene Hansen, Florence Malisan, Ivano Condo’, Roberto Bei, Shane Rea, Bart P. Braeckman, Nektarios Tavernarakis, Roberto Testi, Natascia Ventura. Experimental Gerontology, Available online 13 December 2012; http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.exger.2012.12.002,

Keywords: aging, nematode, mitochondria, frataxin, p53/cep-1, autophagy, fat, lipid metabolism, Beclin, Friedreich ataxia.

Common data elements for clinical research in Friedreich's ataxia

Common data elements for clinical research in Friedreich's ataxia. David R. Lynch MD PhD, Massimo Pandolfo MD, Jorg B. Schulz MD, Susan Perlman MD, Martin B. Delatycki MD PhD, R. Mark Payne MD, Robert Shaddy MD, Kenneth H. Fischbeck MD, Jennifer Farmer MS, Paul Kantor MD, Subha V. Raman MD, Lisa Hunegs MSW MPH, Joanne Odenkirchen MPH, Kristy Miller MPH, Petra Kaufmann MD MSC. Movement Disorders; Article first published online: 12 DEC 2012 | DOI: 10.1002/mds.25201.

Keywords: cerebellum, dorsal root ganglion, mitochondrion, clinical measure, NINDS Common Data Elements.