[BALADO] The causes of ataxia discovered by Quebec researchers

Ataxia is a rare disease that particularly affects Quebecers. It affects the motor faculties of those who are affected.

You may be familiar with Freidreich’s ataxia which affects the youngest and children?

Different forms of ataxia exist, including one that occurs later in life, late ataxia.

An international team led by researchers from here has just discovered the cause.

The research is so important and innovative that it was the subject of a December 2022 publication in the New England Journal of Medicine.

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