Fabry disease: Causes and consequences - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 6130149476 ISBN 13: 9786130149475

Verlag: FastBook Publishing, 2026

Inhaltsangabe

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Fabry disease is medically known to be an inherited disease. Some of the main symptoms of Fabry disease are: inability to perspire, little body hair, fevers, gastrointestinal problems, renal complications leading to renal failure and heart enlargement. Researchers have shown that the Fabry disease usually appear in childhood or early adolescence and increase with age. Scientific researchers are striving hard find a cure for a rare enzyme deficiency and are taking part in the first gene therapy clinical trial in the world for Fabry disease. In fact, there is a gene called GLA which changes in people with Fabry disease. As a result, the gene cannot make enough enzyme to break down a fatty substance called Gb3. Moreover, medical researchers have found that when Gb3 builds up in the body it can lead to problems in the kidneys, heart and brain. More importantly, medical scientists have brought up evidence showing that Fabry disease can shorten the lifespan of people who have it by as much as 40 years...

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: FastBook Publishing
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2026
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 6130149476
• ISBN 13: 9786130149475
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 96
• Herausgeber: Miller-Jones Edward R.
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