Renal Involvement in Fabry's Disease
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Renal involvement in Fabry's disease.
Fabry's disease is a sphingolipid storage disorder which is caused by mutations within the gene responsible for the expression of the lysosomal hydrolase, oc-galactosidase A ( 1). The enzyme defect results in the progressive deposition of uncleaved glycosphingolipids within lysosomes of endothelial, perithelial and smooth muscle cells. The major clinical features may be divided into cutaneous l...
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عنوان ژورنال: Hong Kong Journal of Nephrology
سال: 2006
ISSN: 1561-5413
DOI: 10.1016/s1561-5413(09)60230-1