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A novel small insertion mutation, C.1030_1031ins (T) in α-galactosidase A leads to renal variant fabry disease.
Renal failure - 1 Jan 2012
Choi Joon Seok, Kim Chang Seong, Park Jeong Woo, Bae Eun Hui, Ma Seong Kwon, Choi Yoo Duk, Kim Gu Hwan, Yoo Han Wook, Kim Soo Wan
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Fabry disease is a rare X-linked recessive glycosphingolipid storage disease that is caused by a deficiency of the lysosomal α-galactosidase A (GLA) enzyme, encoded by the GLA gene. This deficiency leads to the accumulation of glycosphingolipids throughout the body, which, in turn, causes multisystem diseases associated with renal, cardiovascular, and cerebrovascular complications. Recent molecular studies of GLA...
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