Of yeast and men: Unraveling the molecular mechanisms of Friedreich's ataxia

Researchers in human genetics have long known that expansions of GAA repeats - resulting in this nucleotide triplet repeating hundreds or thousands of times - cause the most common hereditary neurological disorder known as Friedreich's ataxia. There is no cure for this condition, which damages the nervous system and can result in heart disease.

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<p><a href="http://www.physorg.com/news166360897.html">Of yeast and men: Unraveling the molecular mechanisms of Friedreich's ataxia</a></p> <p>Researchers in human genetics have long known that expansions of GAA repeats - resulting in this nucleotide triplet repeating hundreds or thousands of times - cause the most common hereditary neurological disorder known as Friedreich's ataxia. There is no cure for this condition, which damages the nervous system and can result in heart disease.</p>