Fabry's Disease is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Fabry's Disease, or a subtype of Fabry's Disease,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Ophanet, a consortium of European partners,
currently defines a condition rare when it affects 1 person per 2,000.
They list Fabry's Disease as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet
Types of Fabry's Disease:
Prevalance of Fabry's Disease: rare
Complications of Fabry's Disease:
see complications of Fabry's Disease
Prognosis of Fabry's Disease:
Patients with Fabry's disease usually survive into
adulthood, but they are at risk for strokes, heart attacks, and kidney
damage. It is anticipated that enzyme replacement and eventually gene
therapy will eliminate these difficulties.
(Source: excerpt from NINDS Fabry's Disease Information Page: NINDS)
Causes of Fabry's Disease: see causes of Fabry's Disease
Cause of Fabry's Disease: Genetic defect in an enzyme that breaks down lipids and therefore interferes with fat storage.
Symptoms of Fabry's Disease: see symptoms of Fabry's Disease
Complications of Fabry's Disease: see complications of Fabry's Disease
Inheritance of genetic conditions: see details in inheritance of genetic diseases.
Treatments for Fabry's Disease:
see treatments for Fabry's Disease
Research for Fabry's Disease:
see research for Fabry's Disease
Main name of condition: Fabry's Disease
Class of Condition for Fabry's Disease: genetic x-linked
diffuse angiokeratoma, Ceramide trihexosidosis, Angiokeratoma, diffuse, Anderson-Fabry disease, Hereditary dystopic lipidosis, Alpha-galactosidase A deficiency, GLA deficiency, Angiokeratoma Corporis Diffusum, Ceramide Trihexosidase deficiency
Alpha-galactosidase A deficiency, Anderson-Fabry disease, Angiokeratoma corporis diffusum universale, Ceramide trihexosidase deficiency
Source - Diseases Database
Alpha-galactosidase A deficiency, Anderson-Fabry disease, Angiokeratoma, diffuse, GLA deficiency, Hereditary dystopic lipidosis
Source - Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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