Thursday, March 26, 2020

Onset features and time to diagnosis in Friedreich's Ataxia

Elisabetta Indelicato, Wolfgang Nachbauer, Andreas Eigentler, Matthias Amprosi, Raffaella Matteucci Gothe, Paola Giunti, Caterina Mariotti, Javier Arpa, Alexandra Durr, Thomas Klopstock, Ludger Schöls, Ilaria Giordano, Katrin Bürk, Massimo Pandolfo, Claire Didszdun, Jörg Schulz, Sylvia Boesch; Research Square; 2020. DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-18562/v1.

Background: In rare disorders diagnosis may be delayed due to limited awareness and unspecific presenting symptoms. Herein, we address the issue of diagnostic delay in Friedreich´s Ataxia (FRDA), a genetic disorder caused by homozygous GAA-repeat expansions.