Mosaicism of podocyte involvement is related to podocyte injury in females with Fabry disease.

Fabry disease. an X-linked deficiency of α-galactosidase A coded by the GLA gene, leads to intracellular globotriaosylceramide (GL-3) accumulation. Although less common than in males, chronic kidney disease, occurs in ∼ 15% of females. Recent studies highlight the importance of podocyte injury in Fa...

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Main Authors: Michael Mauer, Emily Glynn, Einar Svarstad, Camilla Tøndel, Marie-Claire Gubler, Michael West, Alexey Sokolovskiy, Chester Whitley, Behzad Najafian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4227696?pdf=render