What is it about?
Friedreich ataxia is the most common type of ataxias and has mostly been reported in caucasian families, but never in West-Africa. We report for the first time a genetically confirmed case in a malian family.
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Why is it important?
We have expanded the genetic epidemiology of this condition.
Perspectives
Report many other rare diseases in the African continent, Discover new genes, perform functional studies, study genetic modifiers for therapeutic targets.
Dr Cheick Abdel Kader CISSE
University of Sciences Techniques and Technologies of Bamako, Mali
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This page is a summary of: Friedreich ataxia in a family from Mali, West Africa/Friedreich ataxia in a Malian family, Clinical Case Reports, March 2021, Wiley,
DOI: 10.1002/ccr3.4065.
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