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Fabry Disease Unlikely to be Misdiagnosed for RA in Clinical Practice, Study Suggests

Fabry disease shares some manifestations with rheumatic diseases, which has raised concerns of wrongful diagnosis and consequent delayed treatment. Still, patients with this rare genetic disease are unlikely to be systematically overlooked in clinical rheumatology practice, results of a genetic analysis of German patients with early undifferentiated arthritis shows. The…

Fabry Disease More Common Than Previously Thought, Experts Say

Two of the world’s top experts in Fabry disease, geneticists Dominique Germain of France and Gheona Altarescu of Israel, say the number of people born with the disorder may be significantly more than once believed. Both made presentations this month at the 2nd International Congress on Advanced Treatments…