BACKGROUND Fabry disease is caused by an X-linked recessive inborn error of glycosphingolipid metabolism with deficient activity of a lysosomal enzyme, alpha-galactosidase A (α-GalA). CASE PRESENTATION A 46 year-old man with progressive kidney disease showed on kidney biopsy electron microscopic evidence of Fabry disease. The patient had no systemic manifestations of Fabry disease, despite re...

Fabry disease is a rare X-linked inborn error of the glycosphingolipid metabolism caused by deficient activity of lysosomal enzyme alpha-galactosidase A. It is characterized by progressive multisystemic involvement that leads to premature death due to major organ failure, particularly the kidneys and heart. It appears that the disease is underdiagnosed in patients with end-stage renal disease. ...

The X-chromosomal-linked lysosomal storage disorder Fabry disease can lead to life-threatening manifestations. The pathological significance of the Fabry mutation D313Y is doubted, because, in general, D313Y patients do not present clinical manifestations conformable with Fabry disease. This is in contrast to the analysis of the alpha-galactosidase A activity, which is reduced in D313Y patients...

BACKGROUND In Fabry disease (alpha-galactosidase A deficiency) accumulation of Globotriaosylceramide (Gb3) leads to progressive organ failure and premature death. The introduction of enzyme replacement therapy (ERT) was the beginning of a new era in this disorder, and has prompted a broad range of research activities. This review aims to summarize recent developments and progress with high impa...

PURPOSE To evaluate a visual symptoms survey on patients with a known diagnosis of Fabry disease, and to compare the scores to those from a group of healthy subjects. MATERIALS AND METHODS An ocular symptom survey instrument was used to evaluate the symptoms of general ocular problems like itching, tearing, dryness, burning sensation, sensation of foreign body, difficulty in scotopic and phot...

Fabry disease is a rare cause of end-stage renal disease. Renal pathology is notable for diffuse deposition of glycosphingolipid in the renal glomeruli, tubules, and vasculature. Classical patients with mutations in the a-galactosidase A gene accumulate globotriaosylceramide and become symptomatic in childhood with pain, gastrointestinal disturbances, angiokeratoma, and hypohidrosis. Classical ...

Fabry disease is a lysosomal storage disorder caused by a deficiency of α-galactosidase A. This disease is classified into two types, namely a classical and variant type. We herein present the case of a 36-year-old man who showed a renal variant of Fabry disease and was diagnosed at an early stage by the presence of mulberry cells. He had no history of general symptoms except for proteinuria. T...

BACKGROUND Fabry disease is an inborn lysosomal storage disorder which is associated with small fiber neuropathy. We set out to investigate small fiber conduction in Fabry patients using pain-related evoked potentials (PREP). METHODS In this case-control study we prospectively studied 76 consecutive Fabry patients for electrical small fiber conduction in correlation with small fiber function ...

OBJECTIVE Fabry disease is a rare X-linked inherited lysosomal storage disorder affecting multiple organ systems. It includes central nervous system involvement via micro- and macroangiopathic cerebral changes. Due to its clinical symptoms and frequent MRI lesions, Fabry disease is commonly misdiagnosed as multiple sclerosis. We present an overview of cases from Fabry centres in Germany initial...

Fabry disease is a rare, X-linked, lysosomal storage disease caused by mutations in the gene encoding the enzyme alpha-galactosidase A. Complete or partial deficiency in this enzyme leads to intracellular accumulation of globotriaosylceramide (Gb3) and related glycosphingolipids in many cell types throughout the body, including the kidney. Progressive accumulation of Gb3 in podocytes, epithelia...