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Oligosymptomatic cornea verticillata in a heterozygote for Fabry disease: a novel mutation in the alpha-galactosidase gene.
Cornea - 1 Mar 2003
Kono Jean Oscar Kono, Podskarbi Teodor, Shin Yoon, Lanzl Ines
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Fabry disease is an X-linked genetic disorder involving sphingolipid catabolism, which is caused by lysosomal alpha-galactosidase A deficiency. Ophthalmological findings such as corneal and lens opacities and conjunctival and retinal vessel abnormalities can be the only and/or the first recognizable symptoms, especially in heterozygous females. METHODS: We report on a 34-year-old German woman with...
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