Friday, February 2, 2018

A Genome-Wide Association Study Finds Genetic Associations with Broadly-Defined Headache in UK Biobank (N = 223,773)

Weihua Meng, Mark J. Adams, Harry L. Hebert, Ian J. Deary, Andrew M. McIntosh, Blair H. Smith, EBioMedicine, Available online 31 January 2018, ISSN 2352-3964, doi:10.1016/j.ebiom.2018.01.023.

Loci associated with broadly-defined headache: Gene FXN, Chromosome 9, Lead SNP rs4596713, P 2.30 × 10− 8, Effective allele T, Minor allele frequency 0.41, Beta− 0.0078, standard error 0.0014.

Neurology Measures in FA Children

February 1, 2018. ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT03418740


The purpose of this study is to identify ways to follow progression of Friedreich's Ataxia (FA) and be able to measure changes over time in children with FA. Participants will have biannual visits to observe how the disease progresses over time and determine the rate of progression.