Unexpectedly High Prevalence of Low Alpha-Galactosidase A Enzyme Activity in Patients with Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis

OBJECTIVES: Fabry disease (FD) is a rare disease associated with sphingolipid accumulation. Sphingolipids are components of plasma membranes that are important in podocyte function and accumulate in various glomerular diseases such as focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS). Both FD and FSGS can c...

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Main Authors: Nuri Baris Hasbal, Feyza Bayrakdar Caglayan, Tamer Sakaci, Elbis Ahbap, Yener Koc, Mustafa Sevinc, Zuhal Atan Ucar, Abdulkadir Unsal, Taner Basturk
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier España 2020-09-01
Series:Clinics
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/pdf/clin/v75/1807-5932-clin-75-e1811.pdf