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Review
. 2007 Apr;93(4):528-35.
doi: 10.1136/hrt.2005.063818.

The heart in Anderson-Fabry disease and other lysosomal storage disorders

Ales Linhart  1 , Perry M Elliott
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Review

The heart in Anderson-Fabry disease and other lysosomal storage disorders

Ales Linhart et al. Heart. 2007 Apr.
No abstract available

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Conflict of interest statement

In compliance with EBAC/EACCME guidelines, all authors participating in Education in Heart have disclosed potential conflicts of interest that might cause a bias in the article. Competing interest statement: Dr Elliott and Dr Linhart have received speaker and consultancy fees from TKT Inc (Shire Human Genetics Therapies) and Genzyme Inc. Dr Elliott is in receipt of an unrestricted educational grant from Shire Human Genetics Therapies. Neither author has any other financial conflict of interest to declare.

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