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Prevalence of Anderson-Fabry disease in male patients with late onset hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
Circulation - 26 Mar 2002
Sachdev B, Takenaka T, Teraguchi H, Tei C, Lee P, McKenna W J, Elliott P M
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Although studies have suggested that "late-onset" hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) may be caused by sarcomeric protein gene mutations, the cause of HCM in the majority of patients is unknown. This study determined the prevalence of a potentially treatable cause of hypertrophy, Anderson-Fabry disease, in a HCM referral population. METHODS AND RESULTS: Plasma alpha-galactosidase A (alpha-Gal) was...
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