Biomarkers for Heart, Kidney Disorders in Fabry Disease Described in 2 Studies

Two independent studies published in the journal Molecular Genetics and Metabolism and presented at the 14th Annual WORLDSymposium in San Diego, California, have discovered possible biomarkers to diagnose heart and kidney disorders in Fabry disease. One study, “Collagen type I synthesis biomarkers predict the progression of Fabry…

Fat Molecule May Act as Biomarker for Early Fabry Disease Diagnosis, Case Studies Suggest

A small fat molecule that accumulates in the tissues of Fabry disease patients may be used as a biomarker for early diagnosis in the absence of recognizable clinical symptoms, according to a case report. Globotriaosylsphingosine, or lyso-Gb3, is a fat molecule that is broke down by an enzyme called…