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ReviewInternational urology and nephrology2024

Fabry disease: a rare disorder calling for personalized medicine.

Sarah Lerario, Luigi Monti, Irene Ambrosetti, Agnese Luglio, Andrea Pietra, Valeria Aiello, Francesca Montanari, Antonio Bellasi, Gianluigi Zaza, Antonio Galante and 4 more

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Review in International urology and nephrology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
14citing papers in PubMed
4.6field-weighted citation impact, top 5% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

14 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Proteinuria in adolescence.Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany) · 2026
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  6. A multigenerational fabry disease case caused by aJournal of family medicine and primary care · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Sarah Lerario *Nephrology, Dialysis, and Kidney Transplant Unit, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Di Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Luigi Monti *Medical Genetics Unit, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Di Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Irene AmbrosettiMedical Genetics Unit, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Di Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Agnese LuglioMedical Genetics Unit, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Di Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Andrea PietraMedical Genetics Unit, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Di Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Valeria AielloNephrology, Dialysis, and Kidney Transplant Unit, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Di Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Francesca MontanariMedical Genetics Unit, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Di Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Antonio BellasiServizio Di Nefrologia, Ospedale Regionale Di Lugano, Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale, Ospedale CivicoVia Tesserete 46, 6903, Lugano, Switzerland.
Gianluigi ZazaDepartment of Pharmacy, Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Calabria, 87036, Rende, CS, Italy.
Antonio GalanteUniversità Della Svizzera Italiana (USI), Lugano, Switzerland.
Davide SaleraServizio Di Nefrologia, Ospedale Regionale Di Lugano, Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale, Ospedale CivicoVia Tesserete 46, 6903, Lugano, Switzerland.
Irene CapelliNephrology, Dialysis, and Kidney Transplant Unit, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Di Bologna, Bologna, Italy. irene.capelli4@unibo.it.
Gaetano La MannaNephrology, Dialysis, and Kidney Transplant Unit, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Di Bologna, Bologna, Italy. gaetano.lamanna@unibo.it.
Michele ProvenzanoDepartment of Pharmacy, Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Calabria, 87036, Rende, CS, Italy.
Azienda USL di Bologna · ITEnte Ospedaliero Cantonale · CHUniversity of Calabria · ITUniversità della Svizzera italiana · CH

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Fabry Disease (FD) is a genetic disease caused by a deficiency in the activity of lysosomal galactosidase A (α-GalA), an enzyme responsible for the catabolism of globotriaosylceramide (Gb3). Since lysosomes are present throughout the body and play a crucial role in catabolism and recycling of cytosolic compounds, FD can affect multiple organs and result in various symptoms, including renal, cardiovascular, neurological, cutaneous, and ophthalmic manifestations. Due to the nonspecific symptoms and the rarity of FD, it is often diagnosed late in life. However, introducing targeted therapies such as enzyme replacement therapy (ERT) and chaperone therapy has significantly improved FD's natural history and prognosis by restoring α-GalA enzyme activity. Despite the advancements, there are limitations to the currently available therapies, which has prompted research into new potential treatments for FD, including alternative forms of enzyme replacement therapy, substrate reduction therapy, mRNA therapy, and genetic therapy. In this review, we analyze the epidemiology, pathophysiology, and treatment of FD, with particular emphasis on promising therapeutic opportunities that could shift the treatment of this rare disease from a standardized to a personalized approach soon.

Indexed as

Enzyme Replacement TherapyFabry DiseasePrecision Medicinealpha-GalactosidaseGenetic TherapyHumansRare Diseasesalpha-GalactosidaseChaperone therapyEnzyme replacement therapyFDGene therapymRNA therapyTreatment

Identifiers

PMID38613662
PMCPMC11405476
OpenAlexW4394785940

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