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Screening for Fabry disease in left ventricular hypertrophy: documentation of a novel mutation.
Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia - 1 Aug 2015
Baptista Ana, Magalhães Pedro, Leão Sílvia, Carvalho Sofia, Mateus Pedro, Moreira Ilídio
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BACKGROUND: Fabry disease is a lysosomal storage disease caused by enzyme α-galactosidase A deficiency as a result of mutations in the GLA gene. Cardiac involvement is characterized by progressive left ventricular hypertrophy. OBJECTIVE: To estimate the prevalence of Fabry disease in a population with left ventricular hypertrophy. METHODS: The patients were assessed for the presence of left ventricular...
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