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Fabry disease: detection of undiagnosed hemodialysis patients and identification of a "renal variant" phenotype.
Kidney international - 1 Sept 2003
Nakao Shoichiro, Kodama Chihaya, Takenaka Toshihiro, Tanaka Akihiro, Yasumoto Yuichiro, Yoshida Aichi, Kanzaki Tamotsu, Enriquez Annette L D, Eng Christine M, Tanaka Hiromitsu, Tei Chuwa, Desnick Robert J
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Fabry disease is an X-linked recessive lysosomal storage disease resulting from deficient alpha-galactosidase A (alpha-Gal A) activity. Renal failure is a major debilitating complication in classically affected males. To determine if this disorder is underdiagnosed in patients with en...
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