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A search for Fabry disease among male end-stage renal disease patients in Lebanon and a review of the literature.
[fabry disease]
Fabry
disease
(
FD
)
is
an
X-
linked
lysosomal
storage
disorder
occurring
from
the
deficiency
of
the
enzyme
alpha-galactosidase
A
(
alpha-
GalA
)
.
This
deficiency
causes
the
systemic
lysosomal
accumulation
of
glycolipids
,
mainly
globotriosylceramide
(
GL-
3
)
resulting
in
progressive
and
multisystem
involvement
and
complications
.
End-
stage
renal
disease
(
ESRD
)
is
responsible
for
significant
morbidity
and
mortality
among
patients
with
FD
.
In
the
absence
of
any
report
about
FD
from
Lebanon
,
this
study
was
warranted
to
attempt
revealing
the
prevalence
of
this
disease
among
hemodialysis
(
HD
)
patients
in
this
country
.
A
screening
was
carried
out
on
275
male
Lebanese
HD
patients
from
five
dialysis
centers
across
Lebanon
.
The
patients
included
in
the
study
were
male
HD
patients
>
18
years
of
age
.
They
all
consented
to
participate
.
The
alpha-
GalA
activity
was
determined
from
the
patients
'
plasma
in
Universitatskilinikum
,
Hamburgeppendorf
,
Metabolic
laboratory
,
Hamburg
,
Germany
.
None
of
the
275
patients
enrolled
in
the
study
have
shown
a
decrease
in
alpha-galactosidase
activity
below
13
nmol
/
hr
/
ml
of
plasma
.
This
indicates
the
absence
of
FD
in
this
study
population
.
Though
no
FD
was
detected
among
HD
patients
in
this
country
so
far
,
awareness
about
FD
and
its
related
complications
in
the
general
population
and
among
physicians
should
be
maintained
.
Once
a
patient
is
diagnosed
with
FD
,
examining
other
members
in
the
family
of
affected
patients
is
warranted
.
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