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The case of a man with Fabry disease that co-occurred with a rare autoimmune kidney disorder was described in a recent report. While it’s possible that the rare combination was coincidental, researchers speculated that damage to the kidneys resulting from Fabry disease might have set the stage for the…
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A Russian military plane crash near Tetiana Zamorska’s home in Kyiv, Ukraine, was a sign that it was time for her and her family to leave. The treacherous, 34-hour pilgrimage that ultimately brought the group of eight by car to temporary accommodations in neighboring Poland last month was physically and emotionally difficult,…
Two years of treatment with the experimental enzyme replacement therapy PRX-102 (pegunigalsidase alfa) prevented kidney decline in adults with Fabry disease and showed safety and effectiveness similar to Fabrazyme (agalsidase beta), top-line data from the BALANCE Phase 3 clinical trial show. In addition to meeting the trial’s primary goal…
People with classic Fabry disease due to a common disease-causing mutation who don’t smoke can still have poorer lung health and symptoms like dry cough and shortness of breath, but these symptoms can stabilize with enzyme replacement therapy (ERT), a small study in Finland suggests. These findings, in a group…
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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