Friedreich ataxia

Definition:

Friedreich ataxia is one of the most common forms of autosomal recessive ataxia caused by severely reduced levels of frataxin as a result of a large GAA triplet-repeat expansion within the first intron of the frataxin gene. Frataxin deficiency is thought to cause generation of reactive oxygen species, reactive nitrogen species and mitochondrial dysfunction.

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