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SUBMITTER: Boutin M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7503492 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Boutin Michel M Lavoie Pamela P Menkovic Iskren I Toupin Amanda A Abaoui Mona M Elidrissi-Elawad Maha M Arthus Marie-Françoise MF Fortier Carole C Ménard Claudia C Maranda Bruno B Bichet Daniel G DG Auray-Blais Christiane C
International journal of molecular sciences 20200825 17
Fabry disease is an X-linked lysosomal storage disorder caused by mutations in the <i>GLA</i> gene encoding the α-galactosidase A enzyme. This enzyme cleaves the last sugar unit of glycosphingolipids, including globotriaosylceramide (Gb<sub>3</sub>), globotriaosylsphingosine (lyso-Gb<sub>3</sub>), and galabiosylceramide (Ga<sub>2</sub>). Enzyme impairment leads to substrate accumulation in different organs, vascular endothelia, and biological fluids. Enzyme replacement therapy (ERT) is a commonl ...[more]