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Prevalence of Fabry Disease in Familial Mediterranean Fever Patients from Central Anatolia of Turkey.
Biochemical genetics - 1 Aug 2016
Huzmeli Can, Candan Ferhan, Alaygut Demet, Bagci Gokhan, Akkaya Lale, Bagci Binnur, Sozmen Eser Yıldırım, Kurtulgan Hande Kucuk, Kayatas Mansur
Abstract excerpt
Fabry disease (FD) is a progressive, X-linked inherited disorder of glycosphingolipid metabolism due to deficient or absent lysosomal alpha-galactosidase A (AGALA) activity. FD and familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) have typical clinical similarities, and both diseases may progress to end-stage renal diseases. In this study, we aimed to determine the prevalence of FD in patients with FMF from Central Anatolia of...
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