Journal articleAuthors : Smith, Frances M. (2023)
Friedreich’s Ataxia (FRDA) is the most prevalent inherited ataxia; the disease
results from loss of Frataxin, an essential mitochondrial iron trafficking protein.
FRDA presents as neurodegeneration of the dorsal root ganglion and cerebellar dentate
nuclei, followed by brain iron accumulation in the latter. End stage disease includes cardiac
fibrosis that contributes to hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. The microvasculature
plays an essential barrier role in...