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A tissue analysis technique called CARS microscopy could be useful for identifying heart involvement in Fabry disease, according to a new study. Fully known as Coherent anti-Stokes Raman microscopy, the technique “allows early, reliable and efficient detection of [Fabry]-triggered alterations in affected organs,” such as the heart, the researchers…
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The National Organization for Rare Disorders’ (NORD) “Living Rare, Living Stronger Patient and Family Forum” is back in person on June 26 for a day of learning and networking in Cleveland, Ohio. The event, which brings together the rare disease community, will take place at the InterContinental Cleveland Conference…
Galafold (migalastat) is generally safe and significantly reduces disease-associated heart enlargement in Fabry disease patients carrying Galafold-amenable mutations, according to two-year data from a real-life, multicenter study in Germany. These benefits were generally similar between patients who had previously received standard enzyme replacement therapy (ERT) and those who…
Many Fabry disease patients with heart involvement develop a slow and irregular heartbeat, called bradyarrhythmia, late in the disease course when heart damage is already advanced, according to a small study in Italy. The finding adds to previous studies reporting bradyarrhythmia as a late symptom of Fabry, discouraging…
Columnist Jerry Walter explains why identifying Fabry types can be so challenging: There are more than 1,000 variants of the GLA gene.
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