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A comprehensive testing algorithm for the diagnosis of Fabry disease in males and females.
Molecular genetics and metabolism - 1 Jul 2020
Stiles Ashlee R, Zhang Haoyue, Dai Jian, McCaw Patricia, Beasley James, Rehder Catherine, Koeberl Dwight D, McDonald Marie, Bali Deeksha S, Young Sarah P
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: Successful diagnosis of Fabry disease is often delayed or missed in patients, especially females, due to clinical heterogeneity and a lack of disease awareness. We present our experience testing for Fabry disease in high risk populations and discuss the relative sensitivities of α-galactosidase A (α-Gal A) enzyme activity in blood, plasma lyso-globotriaosylceramide (lyso-Gb3) biomarker, and GLA gene...
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