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Risk of death in heart disease is associated with elevated urinary globotriaosylceramide.
Journal of the American Heart Association - 4 Feb 2014
Schiffmann Raphael, Forni Sabrina, Swift Caren, Brignol Nastry, Wu Xiaoyang, Lockhart David J, Blankenship Derek, Wang Xuan, Grayburn Paul A, Taylor Matthew R G, Lowes Brian D, Fuller Maria, Benjamin Elfrida R, Sweetman Lawrence
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BACKGROUND: Elevated urinary globotriaosylceramide (Gb3) has been considered a hallmark of Fabry disease, an X-linked lysosomal disorder that is a risk factor for most types of heart disease. METHODS AND RESULTS: We screened 1421 consecutive patients with common forms of heart disease for Fabry d...
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