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Review
. 2002;58(6):259-65.
doi: 10.1159/000066443.

Fabry disease--a metabolic disorder with a challenge for endocrinologists?

U Feldt-Rasmussen  1 , A K Rasmussen, H Mersebach, K M Rosenberg, L Hasholt, S A Sorensen
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Review

Fabry disease--a metabolic disorder with a challenge for endocrinologists?

U Feldt-Rasmussen et al. Horm Res. 2002.

Abstract

Objective: To revisit Fabry disease, a rare X-linked metabolic glycosphingolipid storage disease caused by a deficiency of the lysosomal enzyme alpha-galactosidase A (alpha-gal A).

Method: Summary of the existing knowledge of Fabry disease including the clinical feature of Fabry disease and the recent breakthrough in the treatment of Fabry patients with the development of recombinant human alpha-gal A.

Conclusion: The diffuse organ manifestations of Fabry disease resemble medical endocrinological diseases, and medical endocrinology might be an appropriate speciality to manage the treatment in collaboration with other specialists and clinical geneticists.

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