Thursday, October 17, 2013

EPI-743 in Friedreich's Ataxia Point Mutations

EPI-743 in Friedreich's Ataxia Point Mutations.

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effects of EPI-743 in patients with Friedreich's Ataxia point mutations.

Official Title: A Phase 2A Clinical Trial of EPI-743 (Vincerinone™) on Visual Function in Friedreich's Ataxia Patients With Point Mutations.

Sponsor: University of South Florida
Collaborators: Edison Pharmaceuticals Inc, Friedreich's Ataxia Research Alliance

Friedreich’s ataxia and other hereditary ataxias in Greece: An 18-year perspective

Friedreich’s ataxia and other hereditary ataxias in Greece: An 18-year perspective. Georgios Koutsis, Athina Kladi, Georgia Karadima, Henry Houlden, Nicholas W. Wood, Kyproula Christodoulou, Marios Panas; Journal of the Neurological Sciences, Available online 16 October 2013; http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2013.10.012

Keywords: Friedreich’s ataxia; spinocerebellar ataxia; autosomal recessive cerebellar ataxia; autosomal dominant cerebellar ataxia; SCA