Low skeletal muscle mass as an early sign in children with fabry disease
Abstract Background & aims Fabry disease (FD) is a rare X-linked metabolic storage disorder due to the deficiency of lysosomal α-galactosidase A which causes the accumulation of glycosphingolipids throughout the body. Underweight and low BMI have been occasionally reported in FD patients previou...
Main Authors: | Zhihong Lu, Guoping Huang, Ling Yu, Yan Wang, Langping Gao, Li Lin, Lidan Hu, Jianhua Mao |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2023-07-01
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Series: | Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13023-023-02806-2 |
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