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Screening of male dialysis patients for Fabry disease by plasma globotriaosylsphingosine.
- Source :
- Current Medical Literature: Lysosomal Storage Disease; 2013, Vol. 11 Issue 3, p93-94, 2p
- Publication Year :
- 2013
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Abstract
- The author reflects on the results of a study by H. Maruyama and colleagues on the screening for Fabry disease in male dialysis patients by plasma globotriaosylsphingosine (lyso Gb3). He discusses how the study was conducted which involved 1453 Japanese men receiving dialysis for various kidney diseases including chronic glomerulonephritis and polycystic kidney disease. The results reportedly revealed that the sensitivity of lyso Gb3 is 100%.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 14730901
- Volume :
- 11
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Current Medical Literature: Lysosomal Storage Disease
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 89498909