Frequency of Fabry disease in chronic kidney disease patients including patients on renal replacement therapy in Korea

• Main Authors: Eunjung Cho (Author), Jung Tak Park (Author), Tae-Hyun Yoo (Author), Soo Wan Kim (Author), Cheol Whee Park (Author), Seung Seok Han (Author), Yeong Hoon Kim (Author), Young Joo Kwon (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: The Korean Society of Nephrology, 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background Fabry disease (FD) is an X-linked lysosomal storage disorder caused by the deficient activity of α-galactosidase (α- Gal A), affecting multiple organs including kidney. In this study, we aimed to determine the prevalence of FD in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) including those...