Science Heroes: Annalisa Pastore: A love story with the double helix that started at 17. Frontiers Blog, Posted on July 14, 2015
This led her to—at least partially— identify the role of the protein, resulting from the expression of frataxin, in the disease mechanism. These findings could ultimately open the door to designing a new strategy to treat Friedreich’s ataxia, and other neurodegenerative diseases.
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