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ArticleJournal of biomedical research2016

Screening of Fabry disease in patients with end-stage renal disease of unknown etiology: the first Thailand study.

Objoon Trachoo, Paisan Jittorntam, Sarunpong Pibalyart, Saowanee Kajanachumphol, Norasak Suvachittanont, Suthep Patputthipong, Piyatida Chuengsaman, Arkom Nongnuch

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Article in Journal of biomedical research, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Objoon TrachooDepartment of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10400, Thailand.
Paisan JittorntamRamathibodi Research Center, Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10400, Thailand.
Sarunpong PibalyartDepartment of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10400, Thailand.
Saowanee KajanachumpholRamathibodi Research Center, Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10400, Thailand.
Norasak SuvachittanontDepartment of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10400, Thailand.
Suthep PatputthipongDepartment of Medicine, Uttaradit Hospital, Uttaradit 53000, Thailand.
Piyatida ChuengsamanCAPD Service and Training Center, Banphaeo Hospital (Public Organization)-Prommitr Branch, Bangkok 10110, Thailand.
Arkom NongnuchDepartment of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10400, Thailand.
Mahidol University · THBangkok Hospital · THUttaradit Rajabhat University · TH

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Abstract

We aimed to explore the prevalence of Fabry disease in Thai patients who were diagnosed with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) of an unknown origin. Venous blood samples were collected from ESRD patients for biochemical and molecular studies. Alpha-galactosidase A (α-GAL A) screening was performed from dried-blood spots using fluorometry. Molecular confirmation was performed using DNA sequencing of the GLA gene. A total of 142 male and female patients were included in this study. Ten patients (7.04%) exhibited a significant decrease in α-GAL A activity. There were no definitive pathogenic mutations observed in the molecular study. However, four patients revealed a novel nucleotide variant at c.1 -10 C>T, which was identified as a benign variant following screening in the normal population. In conclusion, the α-GAL A assay utilizing dried-blood spots revealed a significant false positive rate. There was no definitive Fabry disease confirmed in Thai patients diagnosed with ESRD of unknown etiology.

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PMCPMC5274508
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