Article
Two cases of Fabry's disease: a hemizygote with a point mutation in the alpha-galactosidase A gene and his relative.
The Journal of dermatology - 1 Aug 1992
Inaoki M, Otsuki N, Ishise S, Ueda Y, Sakuraba H
Abstract excerpt
A 34-year-old Japanese male had leg pain, edema of the legs, hypohidrosis, whorl-like opacities of the bilateral cornea, bilateral subcapsular cataracts, and chest discomfort on exercise. He had no characteristic angiokeratomas but did have telangiectases. The electrocardiogram revealed high voltage. The echocardiogram revealed mild mitral regurgitation. The alpha-galactosidase A activity in cultured lymphoblasts...
Topics
- Adult
- Fabry Disease
- Heterozygote
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Mutation
- Pedigree
- Skin
- alpha-Galactosidase
