Monday, March 25, 2019

Therapeutic Prospects for Friedreich’s Ataxia

Siyuan Zhang, Marek Napierala, Jill S. Napierala; Trends in Pharmacological Sciences, Volume 40, Issue 4, 2019, Pages 229-233, doi:10.1016/j.tips.2019.02.001.

Friedreich’s ataxia (FRDA) is a progressive disease affecting multiple organs that is caused by systemic insufficiency of the mitochondrial protein frataxin. Current therapeutic strategies aim to elevate frataxin levels and/or alleviate the consequences of frataxin deficiency. Recent significant advances in the FRDA therapeutic pipeline are bringing patients closer to a cure.