Fabry's disease in a female carrier with bilateral thalamic infarcts: a case report and a family study

An unusual case of a young woman, heterozygote for Fabry gene is reported, who presented bilateral thalamic infarcts due to occlusions of central nervous system vessels. Three other members of her family were studied. Fabry's disease (angiokeratoma corporis diffusum) is included among the rare...

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Main Authors: Luiz Henrique Martins Castro, Mario Luiz Ribeiro Monteiro, Egberto Reis Barbosa, Milberto Scaff, Horacio Martins Canelas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Paulista de Medicina
Series:São Paulo Medical Journal
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