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Friedreich's ataxia
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English
Etymology
Named after the German physician Nikolaus Friedreich, who first described it in the 1860s.
Proper noun
en pathology An inherited disease in which reduced expression of frataxin causes progressive damage to the nervous system.
Translations
an inherited disease that causes progressive damage to the nervous system
Indonesian: id ataksia Friedreich
Portuguese: pt ataxia de Friedreich f
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