Sunday, July 30, 2017

Impact of diabetes in the Friedreich ataxia clinical outcome measures study

Ashley McCormick, Jennifer Farmer, Susan Perlman, Martin Delatycki, George Wilmot, Katherine Matthews, Grace Yoon, Chad Hoyle, Sub H. Subramony, Theresa Zesiewicz, David R. Lynch and Shana E. McCormack; Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology. doi: 10.1002/acn3.439

DM-associated FA has an independent adverse impact on well-being in affected individuals, particularly at younger ages. In future, evidence-based approaches for identification and management of FA-related DM may improve both health and function.