Sep 27, 2009 | Posted by: roboblogger
Researchers discover potential treatment for Friedreich's ataxia
Discovery takes researchers 1 step closer to human clinical trials and could improve understanding of other diseases Using clever chemistry, a Scripps Research team has pinpointed the enzyme target of a drug group that stops the progression of the devastating disease Friedreich's ataxia in mice and may do the same for humans.
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