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[Fabry disease in light of recent review].
Brain and nerve = Shinkei kenkyu no shinpo - 1 Nov 2008
Uyama Eiichiro
Abstract excerpt
Fabry disease is a lysosomal storage disorder that is caused by mutations in the gene encoding a-galactosidase A on Xq22.1. Typically hemizygous male patients exhibit classic phenotypes such as angiokeratoma, acroparesthesias, episodic pain "crises," hypohidrosis, and whorl-shaped corneal opacities from childhood. However, during adulthood, they gradually develop kidney failure, heart disease, and strokes...
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