Conditions / Genetic

Fabry disease

info · Genetic · ICD-10: E75.21

A sphingolipidosis that is characterized by the buildup of globotriaosylceramide in the body's cells and has_material_basis_in X-linked inherited mutations in the GLA gene, encoding alpha-galactosidase A, on chromosome Xq22.

Signs and symptoms

  • Abnormality of the hand
  • Angiokeratoma
  • Seizure
  • Corneal dystrophy
  • Muscle spasm
  • Fasciculations
  • Tenesmus
  • Arrhythmia
  • Angiokeratoma corporis diffusum
  • Abnormal autonomic nervous system physiology

Medications that may treat it

agalsidase beta migalastat pegunigalsidase alfa

Also known as: Alpha-galactosidase A deficiency; Angiokeratoma Corporis Diffusum; Fabry Disease, Cardiac Variant; Fabry's disease; alpha galactosidase deficiency