Aconitase and mitochondrial iron-sulphur protein deficiency in friedreich ataxia

Nature Genetics

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 215-217

  Rotig, Agnes ^a   de Lonlay, Pascale ^a   Chretien, Dominique ^a   Foury, Francoise ^b   Koenig, Michel ^c   Sidi, Daniel ^a   Munnich, Arnold ^a   Rustin, Pierre ^a  

^a HÔPITAL NECKER ENFANTS MALADES   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^c CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACONITATE HYDRATASE; FRATAXIN; IRON; IRON BINDING PROTEIN; IRON SULFUR PROTEIN; PHOSPHOTRANSFERASE;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CITRIC ACID CYCLE; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ENDOCARDIUM; FRIEDREICH ATAXIA; FUNGAL GENE; GENETICS; HEART MUSCLE; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MITOCHONDRION; MUTATION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

ACONITATE HYDRATASE; CITRIC ACID CYCLE; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ENDOCARDIUM; FRIEDREICH ATAXIA; GENES, FUNGAL; HUMANS; IRON; IRON-BINDING PROTEINS; IRON-SULFUR PROTEINS; MITOCHONDRIA; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUTATION; MYOCARDIUM; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHOSPHOTRANSFERASES (ALCOHOL GROUP ACCEPTOR); SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 0031253821     PISSN: 10614036     EISSN: 15461718     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ng1097-215     Document Type: Letter

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