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Diffuse thin glomerular basement membrane in association with Fabry disease in a Chinese female patient.
Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation : official publication of the European Dialysis and Transplant Association - European Renal Association - 1 Nov 2011
Cai Zhi-yong, Zhang You-kang, Wang Su-xia, Fang Qiu-yuan, Chen Yu-qing
Abstract excerpt
We report a 41-year-old Chinese female with Fabry disease and diffuse thinning of the glomerular basement membrane (GBM). The patient presented with peripheral edema, mild proteinuria, microscopic hematuria, normal renal function, hypertension and tinnitus. Family screening showed that her daughter had microscopic hematuria, tinnitus and neuropathic pain. Renal biopsy of the proband showed focal segmental...
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