... genes, the genes would eventually lead to apoptosis. Friedreich's ataxia is an autosomal recessive disorder that is caused by an increase in number of trinucleotide GAA reapeats in the first intron of the FRDA gene on chromosome 9, which encodes frataxin. During the first two decades of life, the disease is characterized by limb ataxia, cerebellar dysarthria, a lack of deep tendon reflexes ... ...

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... the endocrine system is involved in long term events such as growth and maturation, sexual development etc. it produces responses which develop more slowly (usually minutes, days or weeks) but intern last longer than the responses of the nervous system. Seeing that the nervous system responds to stimuli through temporary modification of the activities of other organ systems, they are brief ... ...

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