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Foot process effacement is an early marker of nephropathy in young classic Fabry patients without albuminuria.
Nephron - 1 Jan 2015
Tøndel Camilla, Kanai Takahiro, Larsen Kristin Kampevold, Ito Shuichi, Politei Juan Manuel, Warnock David G, Svarstad Einar
Abstract excerpt
UNLABELLED: In Fabry disease, globotriaocylceramid (GL3) starts to accumulate in kidney cells in utero, and continues to accumulate throughout childhood and adulthood with progressive tissue damage, which may lead to renal failure. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Eight children with classical Fabry disease, median age 12 (range 4-16 years) had a renal biopsy performed before the initiation of enzyme replacement therapy...
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