Article
First phenotypic description of a female patient with c.610 T > C variant of GLA: a renal-predominant presentation of Fabry disease.
BMC medical genetics - 26 Jun 2020
Greillier Sophie, Daniel Laurent, Caillaud Catherine, Dussol Bertrand, Touchard Guy, Goujon Jean-Michel, Jourde-Chiche Noémie, Bobot Mickaël
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Fabry disease (FD) is an X-linked lysosomal storage disorder due to deficient alpha-galactosidase activity leading to intracellular glycosphingolipid accumulation. Multiple variants have been reported in the GLA gene coding for alpha-galactosidase, and the question of the pathogenicity of rare variants needs to be addressed, especially in patients with mild phenotypes. CASE PRESENTATION: The patient,...
Topics
- Adult
- Fabry Disease
- Female
- Humans
- Kidney
- Mutation
- Phenotype
- Podocytes
- alpha-Galactosidase
