Clinical Case Reports (May 2021)

Friedreich ataxia in a family from Mali, West Africa/Friedreich ataxia in a Malian family

  • Cheick A. K. Cissé,
  • Lassana Cissé,
  • Hamidou O. Ba,
  • Oumar Samassékou,
  • Assiatou Simaga,
  • Abdoulaye Taméga,
  • Salimata Diarra,
  • Seybou H. Diallo,
  • Thomas Coulibaly,
  • Salimata Diallo,
  • Abdoulaye Yalcouyé,
  • Alassane B. Maiga,
  • Mohamed Keita,
  • Kenneth H. Fischbeck,
  • Sékou F. Traoré,
  • Cheick O. Guinto,
  • Guida Landouré,
  • from the H3Africa Consortium

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.4065
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 9, no. 5
pp. n/a – n/a

Abstract

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Abstract Friedreich ataxia is the most common inherited ataxia in the world, but yet to be reported in black African. We report the first genetically confirmed case in a West African family. Studying genetic diseases in populations with diverse backgrounds may give new insights into their pathophysiology for future therapeutic targets.

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