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Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Friedreich's Ataxia: From Pathogenesis to Treatment Perspectives

R. Lodi Dipartimento di Medicina Clinica e Biotecnologia Applicata, Universita' di Bologna, Policlinico S. Orsola, Via Massareti 9, 40138 Bologna, Italy
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B. Rajagopalan MRC Biochemical and Clinical Magnetic Resonance Unit, Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford and Oxford Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK
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J.L. Bradley University Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Royal Free and University College Medical School, London, UK
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D.J. Taylor MRC Biochemical and Clinical Magnetic Resonance Unit, Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford and Oxford Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK
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J.G. Crilley MRC Biochemical and Clinical Magnetic Resonance Unit, Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford and Oxford Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK
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P.E. Hart University Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Royal Free and University College Medical School, London, UK
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A.M. Blamire MRC Biochemical and Clinical Magnetic Resonance Unit, Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford and Oxford Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK
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D. Manners MRC Biochemical and Clinical Magnetic Resonance Unit, Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford and Oxford Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK
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P. Styles MRC Biochemical and Clinical Magnetic Resonance Unit, Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford and Oxford Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK
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A.H.V. Schapira Dipartimento di Medicina Clinica e Biotecnologia Applicata, Universita' di Bologna, Policlinico S. Orsola, Via Massareti 9, 40138 Bologna, Italy; Institute of Neurology, University College, London, UK
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J.M. Cooper University Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Royal Free and University College Medical School, London, UK
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Pages 461-466 | Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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