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Auditory pathway changes mirror overall disease progress in individuals with Friedreich ataxia

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Acknowledgments

We would like to express our gratitude to the participants who gave so freely of their time. This study was supported by the Friedreich Ataxia Research Alliance (FARA). GR is supported by the Wagstaff Research Fellowship in Otolaryngology.

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The authors declare that they have no competing financial interests.

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Ethical approval for the studies described in this article was obtained through the Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital Ethics Committee (Project #07/747H/12). All testing was performed in accordance with the ethical standards laid down in the 1964 Declaration of Helsinki.

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  1. Department of Audiology and Speech Pathology, The University of Melbourne, 550 Swanston Street, Parkville, Melbourne, VIC, 3010, Australia

    Gary Rance

  2. Bruce Lefroy Centre for Genetic Health Research, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, Melbourne, Australia

    Louise A. Corben

  3. Department of Clinical Genetics, Bruce Lefroy Centre for Genetic Health Research, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, Austin Health, Melbourne, Australia

    Martin B. Delatycki

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Rance, G., Corben, L.A. & Delatycki, M.B. Auditory pathway changes mirror overall disease progress in individuals with Friedreich ataxia. J Neurol 259, 2746–2748 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-012-6679-z

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