Concurrent fabry disease and immunoglobulin a nephropathy: a case report

Abstract Background Fabry disease (FD) is an X-linked, hereditary dysfunction of glycosphingolipid storage caused by mutations in the GLA gene encoding alpha-galactosidase A enzyme. In rare cases, FD may coexist with immunoglobulin A nephropathy (IgAN). We describe a case of concurrent FD, IgAN, and...

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Main Authors: Li-Na Zhou, Shao-Shao Dong, Sheng-Ze Zhang, Li-Wa Huang, Wen Huang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-11-01
Series:BMC Nephrology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12882-023-03282-3