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Fabry disease, also known as Anderson–Fabry disease, is a rare genetic disease that can affect many parts of the body, including the kidneys, heart, brain, and skin. [1] Fabry disease is one of a group of conditions known as lysosomal storage diseases .
Enzyme replacement therapy is available to treat mainly Fabry disease and Gaucher disease, and people with these types of sphingolipidoses may live well into adulthood. The other types are generally fatal by age 1 to 5 years for infantile forms, but progression may be mild for juvenile- or adult-onset forms.
Pegunigalsidase alfa, sold under the brand name Elfabrio, is an enzyme replacement therapy for the treatment of Fabry disease. [2] [4] It is a recombinant human α-galactosidase-A. [4] It is a hydrolytic lysosomal neutral glycosphingolipid-specific enzyme. [2] The most common side effects are infusion-related reactions, hypersensitivity and ...
4D Molecular Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ: FDMT) has posted updated interim data from the Phase 1/2 trial of 4D-310 in Fabry disease at the 18th Annual WORLDSymposium. Following 4D-310 infusion, mean ...
Fabry disease is an X-linked disease, affecting 1 in 40,000 males. However, unlike other X-linked diseases, this condition also creates significant medical problems for females carrying only 1 copy of the defective GLA gene.
Fabry disease is a rare inherited disease linked to the X chromosome and is estimated to affect roughly 1 in 117,000 people in the general population. About Genzyme, a Sanofi Company
They are generally inherited in an autosomal recessive fashion, but Fabry disease is X-linked. Taken together, sphingolipidoses have an incidence of approximately 1 in 10,000. Enzyme replacement therapy is available mainly to treat Fabry disease and Gaucher disease and people with these types of sphingolipidoses may live well into adulthood ...
Fatty liver disease is known as a “silent disease” as it has few symptoms. In fact, you might have fatty liver disease and not even know it. You may not experience any symptoms at all until it ...