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Preferred term

Fabry Disease  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • An X-linked inherited metabolic disease caused by a deficiency of lysosomal ALPHA-GALACTOSIDASE A. It is characterized by intralysosomal accumulation of globotriaosylceramide and other GLYCOSPHINGOLIPIDS in blood vessels throughout the body leading to multi-system complications including renal, cardiac, cerebrovascular, and skin disorders.

Synonym(s)

  • alpha-Galactosidase A Deficiency
  • alpha-Galactosidase A Deficiency Disease
  • Anderson-Fabry Disease
  • Angiokeratoma Corporis Diffusum
  • Angiokeratoma Diffuse
  • Angiokeratoma, Diffuse
  • Ceramide Trihexosidase Deficiency
  • Fabry's Disease
  • GLA Deficiency
  • Hereditary Dystopic Lipidosis

In other languages

  • French

  • Angiokératome diffus de Fabry
  • Angiokératose diffuse de Fabry
  • Angiokératose diffuse universelle
  • Déficit en alpha-galactosidase A
  • Sphingolipidose héréditaire de Fabry
  • Thésaurismose lipoïdique héréditaire

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-L03WDG98-J

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