Essay Archive - The Fabry Disease
The Fabry Disease
The Fabry Disease is a hereditary disorder, caused by the lack of
alphagalactosidase A. It is an x-linked recessive inheritance. Therefore it is
the females that carry it. The ones who are mostly affected by this disease are
the males. Female carriers, though, may develop angiokeratomas and may have
problems with burning pains. Very few of the carriers may also have kidney or
heart problems. This disease occurs in 1 of 40,000 people.
Descriptions
A person with the Fabry disease develops angiokeratomas, which are
clusters of raised, dot-like lesions. Appearing....
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