Journal
MUSCLE & NERVE
Volume 63, Issue 5, Pages 745-750Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/mus.27196
Keywords
inherited neuropathy; neuropathic pain; peripheral nervous system; peripheral neuropathy; small fiber neuropathy
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Funding
- German Research Council [SFB 1158]
- Marta and Erik Karberg Foundation for Medical Research
- Medical Faculty of the University of Heidelberg
- ElseKroner Memorial grant
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The study showed that most female patients carrying the non-classical variant p.D313Y had decreased intraepidermal nerve fiber density and experienced neuropathic pain, indicating a history of small fiber neuropathy in the majority of cases.
Introduction The pathophysiological significance of the Fabry-related, non-classical variant p.D313Y still remains to be solved. This study assesses the involvement of the peripheral nervous system with respect to small fiber neuropathy and neuropathic pain in female patients carrying p.D313Y. Methods This study examined nine females carrying the Fabry-related p.D313Y variant by obtaining skin punch biopsies above the right lateral malleolus. Intraepidermal nerve fiber density was determined for each patient and compared to reference values matched for the patient & apos;s decade of life and sex. Moreover, each patient was characterized by a detailed neurological examination and by pain assessment via questionnaire. Results Compared to sex-matched lower fifth percentile reference values per decade, intraepidermal nerve fiber density was decreased in seven out of nine patients. Four patients reported acral paresthesias and neuropathic pain with an average visual analogue scale score of 7 out of 10 points. Two patients experienced acute pain crises. Six out of seven patients diagnosed with small fiber neuropathy had a their medical history of hypo- and/or hyperhidrosis. Discussion The diagnosis of small fiber neuropathy was made in seven out of nine females carrying the non-classical variant p.D313Y. Moreover, neuropathic pain and symptoms indicative of autonomic nervous system dysfunction seem to be common findings that may be of clinical significance and may warrant therapeutic intervention.
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