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Prevalence of Fabry disease-causing variants in the UK Biobank.
Journal of medical genetics - 1 Apr 2023
Gilchrist Mark, Casanova Francesco, Tyrrell Jess S, Cannon Stuart, Wood Andrew R, Fife Nicole, Young Katherine, Oram Richard A, Weedon Michael N
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BACKGROUND: Fabry disease is an X-linked lysosomal storage disorder resulting from deficiency of the alpha-galactosidase A enzyme leading to accumulation of globotriaosylceramide in multiple organ sites with prominent cardiovascular and renal involvement. Global prevalence estimates of Fabry disease based on clinical ascertainment range from 1 in 40 000 to 1 in 170 000. We aimed to determine the prevalence of...
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