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Ahmed H, Backer V, Effraimidis G, Rasmussen ÅK, Kistorp CM, Feldt-Rasmussen U. Respiratory impairments in patients suffering from Fabry disease - A cross-sectional study. Chron Respir Dis 2024; 21:14799731231221821. [PMID: 38334083 PMCID: PMC10858660 DOI: 10.1177/14799731231221821] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2023] [Accepted: 12/01/2023] [Indexed: 02/10/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND The inherited X-linked disorder, Fabry disease, is caused by deficient lysosomal enzyme α-galactosidase A, with progressive accumulation of globotriaosylceramide in multiple organs including the upper and lower airways. OBJECTIVES To assess pulmonary function at the time of the first pulmonary function test (PFT) performed among the National Danish Fabry cohort and define the prevalence of affected lung function variables. MATERIALS AND METHOD A cross-sectional retrospective cohort study of 86 adult patients enrolled in one or both international patient registry databases for Fabry disease, Fabry Registry or FollowME with at least one PFT. The Mainz Severity Score Index (MSSI) was calculated to determine the disease severity. Lung function variables were examined by multivariate regression adjusted for important variables for developing airway illness. RESULTS Seventeen patients (20%) showed obstructive airflow limitation and 7 (8%) a restrictive lung deficiency. Smoking status (p = .016) and MSSI (p < .001) were associated with increasing obstructive airway limitation. CONCLUSION The prevalence of affected lung function among the National Danish Fabry cohort was 28%. Patients with classic gene variants frequently developed a decrease in lung function regardless of their smoking status, with significant relationship with disease severity.
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- Huma Ahmed
- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Copenhagen University Hospital Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Institute of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck and Audiology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Copenhagen University Hospital Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases, Larissa University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Copenhagen University Hospital Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Copenhagen University Hospital Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Institute of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Copenhagen University Hospital Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Institute of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Burlina A, Brand E, Hughes D, Kantola I, Krӓmer J, Nowak A, Tøndel C, Wanner C, Spada M. An expert consensus on the recommendations for the use of biomarkers in Fabry disease. Mol Genet Metab 2023; 139:107585. [PMID: 37207471 DOI: 10.1016/j.ymgme.2023.107585] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2022] [Revised: 04/04/2023] [Accepted: 04/14/2023] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Fabry disease is an X-linked lysosomal storage disorder caused by the accumulation of glycosphingolipids in various tissues and body fluids, leading to progressive organ damage and life-threatening complications. Phenotypic classification is based on disease progression and severity and can be used to predict outcomes. Patients with a classic Fabry phenotype have little to no residual α-Gal A activity and have widespread organ involvement, whereas patients with a later-onset phenotype have residual α-Gal A activity and disease progression can be limited to a single organ, often the heart. Diagnosis and monitoring of patients with Fabry disease should therefore be individualized, and biomarkers are available to support with this. Disease-specific biomarkers are useful in the diagnosis of Fabry disease; non-disease-specific biomarkers may be useful to assess organ damage. For most biomarkers it can be challenging to prove they translate to differences in the risk of clinical events associated with Fabry disease. Therefore, careful monitoring of treatment outcomes and collection of prospective data in patients are needed. As we deepen our understanding of Fabry disease, it is important to regularly re-evaluate and appraise published evidence relating to biomarkers. In this article, we present the results of a literature review of evidence published between February 2017 and July 2020 on the impact of disease-specific treatment on biomarkers and provide an expert consensus on clinical recommendations for the use of those biomarkers.
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- Alessandro Burlina
- Neurological Unit, St. Bassiano Hospital, Via dei Lotti 40, I-36061 Bassano del Grappa, Italy.
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- Internal Medicine, Department of Nephrology, Hypertension and Rheumatology; Interdisciplinary Fabry Center Münster (IFAZ), University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Lysosomal Storage Disorders Unit, Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, University College London, United Kingdom
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- Division of Medicine, Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland
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- Pediatric Neurology and Metabolism, Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, University of Ulm, Ulm, Germany
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- Department of Endocrinology and Clinical Nutrition, University Hospital of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Clinical Science, University of Bergen and Department of Paediatrics, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Fabry Center for Interdisciplinary Therapy (FAZIT), University Hospital of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Torino, Torino, Italy
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Mauhin W, Brassier A, London J, Subran B, Zeggane A, Besset Q, Jammal C, Montardi C, Mellot C, Strauss C, Borie R, Lidove O. Manifestations pulmonaires des maladies héréditaires du métabolisme. Rev Mal Respir 2022; 39:758-777. [DOI: 10.1016/j.rmr.2022.09.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2022] [Accepted: 09/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Bothou C, Saleh L, von Eckardstein A, Beuschlein F, Nowak A. COVID-19 in Fabry disease: a reference center prospective study. Orphanet J Rare Dis 2022; 17:250. [PMID: 35765080 PMCID: PMC9237963 DOI: 10.1186/s13023-022-02386-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2022] [Accepted: 06/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Background During the coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) pandemic, vulnerable populations must be identified to prevent increased mortality. Fabry disease (FD) is a rare X-linked lysosomal storage disorder leading to chronic kidney disease (CKD), cardiomyopathy, pneumonopathy and premature strokes. Little is known whether SARS-CoV-2 infection bears a particular risk for FD patients. Methods During pandemic (02.2020–03.2021) we have regularly followed 104 unvaccinated FD patients. In 61/104, titre of serum antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 were measured and SARS-CoV-2 PCR test was performed in symptomatic patients or in case of positivity of other family members. The symptoms and duration of COVID-19 were reported by the patients or the treating physician. Results No deaths or intensive care unit hospitalizations occurred. 13/104 (12.5%) were diagnosed with SARS-CoV-2 infection (16.7% (4/24) men 12.2% (6/49) women of classic phenotype, 25% (3/12) of the men and 0% (0/8) of the women of later- onset phenotype). Of those, 2/13 (15.4%) patients—both kidney transplant recipients—developed severe COVID-19, were hospitalized, and required a high-flow oxygen mask. The rest either developed mild COVID-19 manifestations (8/13, 61.5%) or were asymptomatic (3/13, 23.1%). 2/13 (15.4%) of the patients experienced Fabry pain crisis and 3/13 (23.1%) long COVID-19 like symptoms. Conclusions Similar to the general population, in FD patients the risk for severe COVID-19 seems to be driven by the immune system rather than by FD itself. Immunosuppression in kidney transplant recipients represented the highest risk in this population. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s13023-022-02386-7.
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- Christina Bothou
- Department of Endocrinology, Diabetology and Clinical Nutrition, University Hospital Zurich (USZ) and University of Zurich (UZH), Rämistrasse 100, 8091, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Endocrinology, Diabetology and Clinical Nutrition, University Hospital Zurich (USZ) and University of Zurich (UZH), Rämistrasse 100, 8091, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Endocrinology, Diabetology and Clinical Nutrition, University Hospital Zurich (USZ) and University of Zurich (UZH), Rämistrasse 100, 8091, Zurich, Switzerland. .,Department of Internal Medicine, Psychiatry University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
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Pietilä-Effati P, Söderström J, Saarinen JT, Löyttyniemi E, Kantola I. Pulmonary manifestations and the effectiveness of enzyme replacement therapy in Fabry Disease with the p. Arg227Ter (p.R227*) mutation. Mol Genet Genomic Med 2022; 10:e1915. [PMID: 35246967 PMCID: PMC9034682 DOI: 10.1002/mgg3.1915] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2021] [Revised: 02/13/2022] [Accepted: 02/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Fabry disease (FD) is caused by a defect in α-galactosidase A gene (GLA) which leads to a progressive accumulation of neutral shingolipids, mainly globotriaosylceramide and its metabolites in several organs. Pulmonary manifestations of FD mimic chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and are disproportionate to smoking status. The effect of enzyme replacement therapy (ERT) on pulmonary function is inconclusive. We studied the effect of ERT on pulmonary function in FD with a mutation p. Arg227Ter (p.R227*) which is one of the most common mutations causing classical FD in Finland and worldwide. METHODS Patients were annually examined by multidisciplinary team. Based on the maximal pulmonary oxygen consumption at the baseline, either cardiopulmonary exercise test or combination of spirometry and 6-minute walking test were performed annually during 5-year follow-up. RESULTS Four males and eight females met the criteria for ERT and were included in this study. Three of 12 patients had obstruction by GOLD criterion before ERT, and one had a borderline obstruction. In 5 years, five patients were classified as obstructive, although the real change in FEV1/FVC was unchanged in the whole cohort. Only one patient was an active smoker. CONCLUSION In nonsmokers, pulmonary manifestations in classical FD are mild and might be stabilized by ERT.
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- Department of Pulmonology, Vaasa Central Hospital, Vaasa, Finland
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- Division of Medicine, Turku University Hospital, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
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Rubino M, Monda E, Lioncino M, Caiazza M, Palmiero G, Dongiglio F, Fusco A, Cirillo A, Cesaro A, Capodicasa L, Mazzella M, Chiosi F, Orabona P, Bossone E, Calabrò P, Pisani A, Germain DP, Biagini E, Pieroni M, Limongelli G. Diagnosis and Management of Cardiovascular Involvement in Fabry Disease. Heart Fail Clin 2021; 18:39-49. [PMID: 34776082 DOI: 10.1016/j.hfc.2021.07.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Fabry disease (FD, OMIM 301500) is an X-linked lysosomal storage disease caused by pathogenic variants in the GLA gene. Cardiac involvement is common in FD and is responsible for impaired quality of life and premature death. The classic cardiac involvement is a nonobstructive form of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, usually manifesting as concentric left ventricular hypertrophy, with subsequent arrhythmogenic intramural fibrosis. Treatment of patients with FD should be directed to prevent the disease progression to irreversible organ damage and organ failure. The aim of this review is to describe the current state of knowledge regarding cardiovascular involvement in FD, focusing on clinical and instrumental features, cardiovascular management, and targeted therapy.
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- Marta Rubino
- Department of Translational Medical Sciences, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Via L. Bianchi, Naples 80131, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medical Sciences, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Via L. Bianchi, Naples 80131, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medical Sciences, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Via L. Bianchi, Naples 80131, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medical Sciences, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Via L. Bianchi, Naples 80131, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medical Sciences, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Via L. Bianchi, Naples 80131, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medical Sciences, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Via L. Bianchi, Naples 80131, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medical Sciences, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Via L. Bianchi, Naples 80131, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medical Sciences, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Via L. Bianchi, Naples 80131, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medical Sciences, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Via L. Bianchi, Naples 80131, Italy
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- Department of Nephrology, Monaldi Hospital, Via L. Bianchi, Naples 80131, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medical Sciences, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Via L. Bianchi, Naples 80131, Italy
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Monaldi Hospital, Via L. Bianchi, Naples 80131, Italy
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Monaldi Hospital, Via L. Bianchi, Naples 80131, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Antonio Cardarelli Hospital, Via A. Cardarelli, Naples 80131, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medical Sciences, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Via L. Bianchi, Naples 80131, Italy
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- Department of Public Health, University Federico II of Naples, Via Pansini, Naples 80131, Italy
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- French Referral Centre for Fabry Disease, Division of Medical Genetics, Hôpital Raymond-Poincare, AP-HP, Garches 92380, France
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- Cardiology Unit, St. Orsola Hospital, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, 40138 Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medical Sciences, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Via L. Bianchi, Naples 80131, Italy; Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, University College of London and St. Bartholomew's Hospital, Grower Street, London WC1E 6DD, UK.
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Borie R, Crestani B, Guyard A, Lidove O. Interstitial lung disease in lysosomal storage disorders. Eur Respir Rev 2021; 30:30/160/200363. [PMID: 33927007 DOI: 10.1183/16000617.0363-2020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2020] [Accepted: 12/27/2020] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Lysosomes are intracellular organelles that are responsible for degrading and recycling macromolecules. Lysosomal storage diseases (LSDs) are a group of inherited diseases caused by mutations affecting genes that encode the function of the lysosomal enzymes. Three LSDs are associated with lung involvement and/or interstitial lung disease (ILD): Gaucher disease (GD); Niemann-Pick disease, also known as acid sphingomyelinase deficiency (ASMD); and Fabry disease (FD). In GD and in ASMD, analysis of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid and lung biopsy can be informative, showing foamy cells. In GD, ILD is rare. Enzyme replacement therapy (ERT) has been available since 1991 and has greatly changed the natural history of GD, with pulmonary failure and death reported before the ERT era. In ASMD, ILD is frequent and is usually associated with spleen enlargement, low platelet cell count and low level of high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol. Results of ERT are promising regarding preliminary results of olipudase alfa in paediatric and adult ASMD populations. The most frequent respiratory manifestation in FD is COPD-like symptoms regardless of smoking habit and dyspnoea due to congestive heart failure. Early diagnosis of these three LSDs is crucial to prevent irreversible organ damage. Early initiation of ERT can, at least in part, prevent organ failure.
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- Raphaël Borie
- Service de Pneumologie A, Centre de Référence des maladies pulmonaires rares, DHU APOLLO, APHP, Hôpital Bichat, Paris, France .,Université de Paris, INSERM U1152, Labex INFLAMEX, Paris, France
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- Service de Pneumologie A, Centre de Référence des maladies pulmonaires rares, DHU APOLLO, APHP, Hôpital Bichat, Paris, France.,Université de Paris, INSERM U1152, Labex INFLAMEX, Paris, France
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- Laboratoire d'anatomopathologie, Hôpital Bichat, Paris, France
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- Service de Médecine Interne, Groupe Hospitalier Diaconesses Croix Saint-Simon, Paris, France.,Centre de Référence Maladies Lysosomales (CRML, site Diaconesses Croix Saint-Simon) - Filière Maladies Rares G2M, Paris, France
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Regenbogen C, Braunisch MC, Schmaderer C, Heemann U. Fabry disease: what the cardiologist should consider in non-cardiac screening, diagnosis, and management-narrative review. Cardiovasc Diagn Ther 2021; 11:661-671. [PMID: 33968643 DOI: 10.21037/cdt-20-845] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Fabry disease (FD) is a rare X chromosomally transmitted lysosomal storage disorders with an absence or deficiency of the enzyme alpha-galactosidase. The deposition of globotriaosylceramide (Gb3) may cause damage to all organs, particularly brain, heart and kidney. While acroparaesthesia, hypo- or anhydrosis and diarrhoea are the main symptoms in childhood, cardiac involvement with left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH), renal insufficiency, diffuse pain attacks and apoplexy are the main symptoms in adulthood. Regular examinations are necessary to record organ involvement and its progression. A major challenge is therefore to make a diagnosis at an early disease stage. This is the only way that treatment can be started if there is an indication. If FD is suspected, alpha-galactosidase should be tested in male patients and genetic testing should be performed in females to confirm the diagnosis. Since 2001, enzyme replacement therapy (ERT) has been available as a causal therapy. In 2016, chaperone therapy with the drug Migalastat was approved in the European Union, which leads to stabilisation of the defective alpha-galactosidase. Studies on gene therapy to cure FD in phase I/II. This review summarizes which patient should be screened, how to confirm the diagnosis and which examinations should be performed in FD patients during the course of the disease.
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- Claudia Regenbogen
- Department of Nephrology, Technical University of Munich, School of Medicine, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Nephrology, Technical University of Munich, School of Medicine, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Nephrology, Technical University of Munich, School of Medicine, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Nephrology, Technical University of Munich, School of Medicine, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Munich, Germany
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Wiest MRJ, Toro MD, Nowak A, Baur J, Fasler K, Hamann T, Al-Sheikh M, Zweifel SA. Globotrioasylsphingosine Levels and Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography in Fabry Disease Patients. J Clin Med 2021; 10:jcm10051093. [PMID: 33807900 PMCID: PMC7961664 DOI: 10.3390/jcm10051093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2021] [Revised: 02/16/2021] [Accepted: 03/04/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Background: To date, there are no studies associating the dried blood spot (DBS) levels of globotrioasylsphingosine (lysoGb3) with quantitative optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) parameters in Fabry disease (FD) patients. Here, we aimed to investigate the association between OCTA vessel density (VD), vessel length density (VLD) with DBS lysoGb3. Methods: A retrospective, single center analysis of all consecutive FD patients enrolled at the Department of Ophthalmology of the University Hospital of Zurich from 1 December 2017 to 9 September 2020. An association between VD and VLD detected by OCTA and lysoGb3 was investigated using a linear mixed model. Results: A total of 57 FD patients (23 male, 34 female; 109 eyes) were included. Forty-one patients suffered from the classic phenotype and 16 from the later-onset phenotype. LysoGb3 inversely correlated with VD and VLD in both the superficial (VD: p = 0.034; VLD: p = 0.02) and deep capillary plexus (VD: p = 0.017; VLD: p = 0.018) in the overall FD cohort. Conclusions: Our study shows an association between lysoGb3 and OCTA VD and VLD. This supports the hypothesis that quantitative OCTA parameters might be useful as diagnostic biomarkers for evaluating systemic involvement in FD, and possibly other diseases.
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- Maximilian Robert Justus Wiest
- Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland; (M.R.J.W.); (M.D.T.); (J.B.); (K.F.); (T.H.); (M.A.-S.)
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland; (M.R.J.W.); (M.D.T.); (J.B.); (K.F.); (T.H.); (M.A.-S.)
- Faculty of Medical Sciences, Collegium Medicum, Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University, 01815 Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Endocrinology and Clinical Nutrition, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland;
- Department of Internal Medicine, Psychiatry University Clinic Zurich, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland; (M.R.J.W.); (M.D.T.); (J.B.); (K.F.); (T.H.); (M.A.-S.)
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland; (M.R.J.W.); (M.D.T.); (J.B.); (K.F.); (T.H.); (M.A.-S.)
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland; (M.R.J.W.); (M.D.T.); (J.B.); (K.F.); (T.H.); (M.A.-S.)
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland; (M.R.J.W.); (M.D.T.); (J.B.); (K.F.); (T.H.); (M.A.-S.)
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland; (M.R.J.W.); (M.D.T.); (J.B.); (K.F.); (T.H.); (M.A.-S.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +41-44-255-87-94
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Alonso-Fernández JR, López JF. Review and Proposal of Alternative Technologies for Comprehensive and Reliable Newborn Screening Using Paper Borne Urine Samples for Lysosomal Storage Disorders: Glycosphingolipid Disorders. JOURNAL OF INBORN ERRORS OF METABOLISM AND SCREENING 2021. [DOI: 10.1590/2326-4594-jiems-2020-0011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Laney DA, Germain DP, Oliveira JP, Burlina AP, Cabrera GH, Hong GR, Hopkin RJ, Niu DM, Thomas M, Trimarchi H, Wilcox WR, Politei JM, Ortiz A. Fabry disease and COVID-19: international expert recommendations for management based on real-world experience. Clin Kidney J 2020; 13:913-925. [PMID: 33391734 PMCID: PMC7769541 DOI: 10.1093/ckj/sfaa227] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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The rapid spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 has raised questions about Fabry disease (FD) as an independent risk factor for severe COVID-19 symptoms. Available real-world data on 22 patients from an international group of healthcare providers reveals that most patients with FD experience mild-to-moderate COVID-19 symptoms with an additional complication of Fabry pain crises and transient worsening of kidney function in some cases; however, two patients over the age of 55 years with renal or cardiac disease experienced critical COVID-19 complications. These outcomes support the theory that pre-existent tissue injury and inflammation may predispose patients with more advanced FD to a more severe course of COVID-19, while less advanced FD patients do not appear to be more susceptible than the general population. Given these observed risk factors, it is best to reinforce all recommended safety precautions for individuals with advanced FD. Diagnosis of FD should not preclude providing full therapeutic and organ support as needed for patients with FD and severe or critical COVID-19, although a FD-specific safety profile review should always be conducted prior to initiating COVID-19-specific therapies. Continued specific FD therapy with enzyme replacement therapy, chaperone therapy, dialysis, renin-angiotensin blockers or participation to clinical trials during the pandemic is recommended as FD progression will only increase susceptibility to infection. In order to compile outcome data and inform best practices, an international registry for patients affected by Fabry and infected by COVID-19 should be established.
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- Dawn A Laney
- Division of Medical Genetics, Department of Human Genetics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Division of Medical Genetics, University of Versailles, AP-HP Paris Saclay University, Paris, France
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- Centro Hospitalar Universitário de São João & Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Department of Cardiology, Yonsei University Severance Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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- Division of Human Genetics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, and Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Nephrology, Royal Perth Hospital, Perth, Australia
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- Division of Medical Genetics, Department of Human Genetics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Fundacion Para el Estudio de Enfermedades Neurometabolicas (FESEN), Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Unidad de Dialisis, IIS-Fundacion Jimenez Diaz, School of Medicine, UAM, IRSIN and REDINREN, Madrid, Spain
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Assessment of plasma lyso-Gb 3 for clinical monitoring of treatment response in migalastat-treated patients with Fabry disease. Genet Med 2020; 23:192-201. [PMID: 32994552 PMCID: PMC7790748 DOI: 10.1038/s41436-020-00968-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2020] [Revised: 09/03/2020] [Accepted: 09/04/2020] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To assess the utility of globotriaosylsphingosine (lyso-Gb3) for clinical monitoring of treatment response in patients with Fabry disease receiving migalastat. METHODS A post hoc analysis evaluated data from 97 treatment-naive and enzyme replacement therapy (ERT)-experienced patients with migalastat-amenable GLA variants from FACETS (NCT00925301) and ATTRACT (NCT01218659) and subsequent open-label extension studies. The relationship between plasma lyso-Gb3 and measures of Fabry disease progression (left ventricular mass index [LVMi], estimated glomerular filtration rate [eGFR], and pain) and the relationship between lyso-Gb3 and incidence of Fabry-associated clinical events (FACEs) were assessed in both groups. The relationship between changes in lyso-Gb3 and kidney interstitial capillary (KIC) globotriaosylceramide (Gb3) inclusions was assessed in treatment-naive patients. RESULTS No significant correlations were identified between changes in lyso-Gb3 and changes in LVMi, eGFR, or pain. Neither baseline lyso-Gb3 levels nor the rate of change in lyso-Gb3 levels during treatment predicted FACE occurrences in all patients or those receiving migalastat for ≥24 months. Changes in lyso-Gb3 correlated with changes in KIC Gb3 inclusions in treatment-naive patients. CONCLUSIONS Although used as a pharmacodynamic biomarker in research and clinical studies, plasma lyso-Gb3 may not be a suitable biomarker for monitoring treatment response in migalastat-treated patients.
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Linhart A, Germain DP, Olivotto I, Akhtar MM, Anastasakis A, Hughes D, Namdar M, Pieroni M, Hagège A, Cecchi F, Gimeno JR, Limongelli G, Elliott P. An expert consensus document on the management of cardiovascular manifestations of Fabry disease. Eur J Heart Fail 2020; 22:1076-1096. [PMID: 32640076 DOI: 10.1002/ejhf.1960] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2020] [Revised: 07/04/2020] [Accepted: 07/04/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Fabry disease (FD) is an X-linked lysosomal storage disorder caused by pathogenic variants in the α-galactosidase A (GLA) gene that leads to reduced or undetectable α-galactosidase A enzyme activity and progressive accumulation of globotriaosylceramide and its deacylated form globotriaosylsphingosine in cells throughout the body. FD can be multisystemic with neurological, renal, cutaneous and cardiac involvement or be limited to the heart. Cardiac involvement is characterized by progressive cardiac hypertrophy, fibrosis, arrhythmias, heart failure and sudden cardiac death. The cardiac management of FD requires specific measures including enzyme replacement therapy or small pharmacological chaperones in patients carrying amenable pathogenic GLA gene variants and more general management of cardiac symptoms and complications. In this paper, we summarize current knowledge of FD-related heart disease and expert consensus recommendations for its management.
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- Aleš Linhart
- Second Department of Internal Cardiovascular Medicine, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Division of Medical Genetics, University of Versailles and AP-HP Paris-Saclay, Paris, France
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- Cardiomyopathy Unit, Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Science, University College London and Barts Heart Centre, London, UK
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- Unit of Inherited and Rare Cardiovascular Diseases, Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center, Kallithea, Greece
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- Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust and University College London, London, UK
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- Department of Internal Medicine Specialties, Cardiology, Electrophysiology, University Hospital of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Cardiomyopathy Clinic, Cardiovascular Department, San Donato Hospital, Arezzo, Italy
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- Cardiology Department, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, Paris, France.,Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris, France.,INSERM CMR970, Paris Cardiovascular Research Center PARCC, Paris, France
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- Cardiomyopathy Unit, Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy.,IRCCS, Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Department of Cardiovascular, Neural and Metabolic Sciences, San Luca Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Hospital C. Universitario Virgen Arrixaca, Murcia, Spain
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Mediche Traslazionali, Università della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", AORN Colli, Ospedale Monaldi, Naples, Italy
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Science, University College London and Barts Heart Centre, London, UK
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Politei J. Fabry disease during the COVID-19 pandemic. Why and how treatment should be continued. Mol Genet Metab 2020; 130:227-229. [PMID: 32561366 PMCID: PMC7274950 DOI: 10.1016/j.ymgme.2020.06.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2020] [Revised: 05/31/2020] [Accepted: 06/01/2020] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Fabry disease is an X-linked disease due to a deficiency of the lysosomal enzyme alpha-galactosidase A. Clinical symptoms in classically affected males include acroparesthesia, anhydrosis and angiokeratoma, which may present during childhood followed by cardiac, cerebral and renal complications. Even though pulmonary involvement is not widely appreciated by clinicians, an obstructive lung disease is another recognized component of Fabry disease. Coronavirus Disease-19 (COVID-19), caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus was labeled as a global pandemic and patients with Fabry disease can be considered at high risk of developing severe complications. The impact of COVID-19 on patients with Fabry disease receiving enzyme replacement therapy is still unknown. Many patients who receive treatment in the hospital experienced infusion disruptions due to fear of infection. Effects of temporary treatment interruption was described in more detail in other lysosomal storage diseases, but the recommencement of therapy does not fully reverse clinical decline due to the temporary discontinuation. When possible, home-therapy seems to be the most efficient way to maintain enzyme replacement therapy access during pandemic. Sentence take-home message: Home-therapy, when possible, seems to be the most efficient way to maintain enzyme replacement therapy access during pandemic in patients with Fabry disease.
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- Juan Politei
- Fundation for the Study of Neurometabolic Diseases, FESEN, Argentina.
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Michaud L. Longitudinal study on ocular manifestations in a cohort of patients with Fabry disease. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0213329. [PMID: 31246960 PMCID: PMC6597042 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0213329] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2019] [Accepted: 05/26/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Purpose This study aims to assess the evolution of ocular manifestations in a cohort of Fabry patients. Methods This is a prospective observational study conducted from 2013 to 2017 (5 consecutive exams). All subjects underwent a comprehensive ocular examination including oriented case history, refraction, corneal topography, biomechanical corneal properties and pachometry assessments, aberrometry, anterior segment evaluation, double-frequency visual field (FDT), intra-ocular pressure, and ocular fundus. At baseline, 41 subjects enrolled but 9 dropped-out and 4 files were not kept for analysis (missing data). Remaining 28 subjects were classified into: Group 1 -hemizygotes (HMZ), all on enzyme replacement therapy (ERT) (N = 10); Group 2 -heterozygotes (HTZ) actively ERT-treated (N = 8), and Group 3 -HTZ not treated (N = 10). Results There is a high intra and inter-subjects variability. At baseline, prevalence of the ocular manifestations found is similar to published data: cornea verticillata (89.2%), conjunctival vessels tortuosity (85.7%), corneal haze (67.8%), retinal vessels tortuosity (64.2%), anterior cataract (39.2%) and posterior cataract (28.5%). Prevalence for new elements are found: upper lid vessels toricity (96.4%) and micro-aneurysms (42.8%). At the end, micro-aneurysms (+82%), posterior cataract (+75%) corneal haze (+21%) anterior cataract (+17%) and retinal vessels tortuosities (+4%) evolved in prevalence and severity despite the fact that 68% of the patients were on ERT. Treated heterozygotes evolved more than other groups (p>0.05). Conclusion ERT does not seem to halt the clinical evolution of several ocular manifestations. Longer observational time and objective grading systems may be required to fully confirm these findings.
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- Langis Michaud
- École d’optométrie, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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