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Morphological Hallmarks of Classical Fabry Disease: An Ultrastructural Study in a Large Spanish Family

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JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
卷 12, 期 17, 页码 -

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DOI: 10.3390/jcm12175689

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Fabry disease; Gb3; lysosome; biopsy; electron microscopy

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Fabry disease is a rare lysosomal disorder caused by α-galactosidase A deficiency, resulting in systemic deposition of globotriasylceramide. Biopsy analyses revealed intralysosomal deposits in the skin, kidney, and endomyocardium of affected individuals. Treatment led to significant clearance of deposits in some cases.
Fabry disease (FD) is a rare lysosomal disorder caused by & alpha;-galactosidase A deficiency, and it leads to the systemic deposition of globotriasylceramide. Demonstrations of the storage material in biopsies support this diagnosis. We report a histological and ultrastructural study of biopsies that were performed on 11 individuals from a family with the variant p.Gln279Arg in GLA, which is associated with the classical phenotype of Fabry disease. Intralysosomal deposits were found in all biopsies, corresponding to the skin, kidney, and endomyocardium in both sexes and at different ages. In nine of the skin biopsies, deposits were analysed by immunofluorescence and quantified at the ultrastructural level. Then, the findings were compared according to sex, genotype, and treatment. The quantification of the deposits in the skin biopsies revealed a broader involvement in men than in women. A significant clearance of the deposits was observed in one case after treatment. Tissue involvement was remarkable at diagnosis in all individuals. The findings from the skin biopsies were demonstrative of classic FD, thus supporting the diagnosis; repeated biopsy analyses suggested the benefit of early treatment.

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