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SUBMITTER: Ortiz A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4941144 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Ortiz Alberto A Abiose Ademola A Bichet Daniel G DG Cabrera Gustavo G Charrow Joel J Germain Dominique P DP Hopkin Robert J RJ Jovanovic Ana A Linhart Aleš A Maruti Sonia S SS Mauer Michael M Oliveira João P JP Patel Manesh R MR Politei Juan J Waldek Stephen S Wanner Christoph C Yoo Han-Wook HW Warnock David G DG
Journal of medical genetics 20160318 7
<h4>Background</h4>Agalsidase β is a form of enzyme replacement therapy for Fabry disease, a genetic disorder characterised by low α-galactosidase A activity, accumulation of glycosphingolipids and life-threatening cardiovascular, renal and cerebrovascular events. In clinical trials, agalsidase β cleared glycolipid deposits from endothelial cells within 6 months; clearance from other cell types required sustained treatment. We hypothesised that there might be a 'lag time' to clinical benefit aft ...[more]