The symbols of the co-annotated genes were FANCA, FANCB, FANCC, FANCE, FANCF, FANCG, FANCL and FANCM. These genes are parts of the Fanconi anaemia (FA) protein complex, which protects the cell against chromosomal breakage (Pace et al., 2002). The gene discussed is FANCB; the disease is Friedreich ataxia.