Article
Identification of Fabry's disease by the screening of alpha-galactosidase A activity in male and female hemodialysis patients.
Clinical nephrology - 1 Oct 2005
Tanaka M, Ohashi T, Kobayashi M, Eto Y, Miyamura N, Nishida K, Araki E, Itoh K, Matsushita K, Hara M, Kuwahara K, Nakano T, Yasumoto N, Nonoguchi H, Tomita K
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Although previous studies reported that the prevalence of Fabry's disease was 0.16 - 1.2% in hemodialysis (HD) patients based on measurement of a-galactosidase A (alpha-Gal A) activity, few reports detected female patients by the screening for alpha-Gal A. Here we determined the prevalence of Fabry's disease not only in male but also in female HD patients by measuring alpha-Gal A. METHODS: Plasma...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
