Analysis of the alpha galactosidase gene: mutation profile and description of two novel mutations with extensive literature review in Turkish population


Onay H., Bolat H., KILIÇ YILDIRIM G., Kose E., Ucar S. K., AŞIKOVALI S., ...More

JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM, vol.33, no.10, pp.1245-1250, 2020 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Review
  • Volume: 33 Issue: 10
  • Publication Date: 2020
  • Doi Number: 10.1515/jpem-2020-0056
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, BIOSIS, CAB Abstracts, EMBASE, MEDLINE
  • Page Numbers: pp.1245-1250
  • Keywords: alpha-galactosidase, Fabry disease, GLA, FABRY-DISEASE, A GENE, VARIANT, PHENOTYPE, IDENTIFICATION, FREQUENCY, FAMILIES
  • Eskisehir Osmangazi University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objectives: Fabry disease (FD, OMIM #301500) is a rare and progressive X-linked lysosomal storage disorder. FD is caused by mutations in the GLA gene on chromosome Xq22.