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Prevalence of fabry disease in a cohort of 508 unrelated patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
Journal of the American College of Cardiology - 18 Dec 2007
Monserrat Lorenzo, Gimeno-Blanes Juan Ramón, Marín Francisco, Hermida-Prieto Manuel, García-Honrubia Antonio, Pérez Inmaculada, Fernández Xusto, de Nicolas Rosario, de la Morena Gonzalo, Payá Eduardo, Yagüe Jordi, Egido Jesús
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: We aimed to study the prevalence of Fabry disease (FD) in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). BACKGROUND: There are limited and controversial data about the prevalence of FD in patients with HCM. METHODS: We screened the plasma alpha-galactosidase A activity from 508 unrelated patients with HCM (328 men, 180 women, ages 58 +/- 16 years). Patients with low activity (0% to 30% of the normal...
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