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SUBMITTER: Kamani MA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5242178 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Kamani Mustafa A MA Provençal Philippe P Boutin Michel M Pacienza Natalia N Fan Xin X Novak Anton A Huang Tonny C TC Binnington Beth B Au Bryan C BC Auray-Blais Christiane C Lingwood Clifford A CA Medin Jeffrey A JA
Future science OA 20161013 4
<h4>Aim</h4>Fabry disease is caused by α-galactosidase A deficiency leading to accumulation of globotriaosylceramide (Gb<sub>3</sub>) in tissues. Clinical manifestations do not appear to correlate with total Gb<sub>3</sub> levels. Studies examining tissue distribution of specific acyl chain species of Gb<sub>3</sub> and upstream glycosphingolipids are lacking.<h4>Material & methods/results</h4>Thorough characterization of the Fabry mouse sphingolipid profile by LC-MS revealed unique Gb<sub>3</su ...[more]