Review links iron-dependent cell death to pathogenesis of Friedreich's Ataxia

Review links iron-dependent cell death to pathogenesis of Friedreich's Ataxia

Published in the open-access journal Ferroptosis and Oxidative Stress, the review by Giovanni Cravin and Giorgio Cozza from the University of Padua examines the growing evidence linking ferroptosis to the pathogenesis of Friedreich's Ataxia (FRDA), a rare inherited neurodegenerative disease characterized by progressive neurological decline, cardiomyopathy, and premature mortality.