Sunday, February 25, 2024

Phenotypic variation of FXN compound heterozygotes in a Friedreich ataxia cohort

Shen MM, Rummey C, Lynch DR. Phenotypic variation of FXN compound heterozygotes in a Friedreich ataxia cohort. Ann Clin Transl Neurol. 2024 Feb 23. doi: 10.1002/acn3.52027. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38396238. 

These data support that the typical FRDA phenotype is driven by frataxin deficiency, especially severe in compound heterozygotes with minimal/no function mutations, whereas the heterogeneous presentations of those with partial function mutations may indicate other contributing factors to FRDA pathogenesis.