Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12188/33613
Title: Case report: First diagnosis of Fabry disease in North Macedonia in a patient presenting with kidney failure on hemodialysis
Authors: Gjorgjievski, Nikola 
Karanfilovski, Vlatko 
Arsov, Todor
Dzekova Vidimliski, Pavlina 
Severova Andreevska, Galina 
Selim, GJulshen 
Dejanov, Petar 
Jordanova, Vasilena
Marinova, Ivelina
Paskalev, Emil
Nikolov, Igor 
Keywords: Fabry disease
chronic kidney disease
hemodialysis
α-galactosidase A
X-linked disorder
Issue Date: 2024
Publisher: Frontiers Media SA
Journal: Frontiers in Genetics
Abstract: Fabry disease is a rare X-linked lysosomal storage disorder caused by α-galactosidase A (α-Gal A) deficiency. Reduced or absent enzyme activity causes progressive lysosomal accumulation of globotriaosylceramide (Lyso-Gb3) in various cells throughout the body to trigger inflammation and fibrosis.
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12188/33613
ISSN: 1664-8021
DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2024.1415906
Appears in Collections:Faculty of Medicine: Journal Articles

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