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ArticleBiomedicines2024

A Non-Invasive Technique to Unveil Renal Implications in Anderson-Fabry Disease.

Matteo Gravina, Dario Troise, Barbara Infante, Luciano Tartaglia, Bruno Minopoli, Costanza Allegra, Grazia Casavecchia, Marcella Gambacorta, Carmen Montanile, Silvia Mercuri and 2 more

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Matteo GravinaRadiology Unit, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Foggia, 71122 Foggia, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-9601-8253
Dario TroiseNephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation Unit, Advanced Research Center on Kidney Aging (A.R.K.A.), Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Foggia, 71122 Foggia, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-2648-6021
Barbara InfanteNephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation Unit, Advanced Research Center on Kidney Aging (A.R.K.A.), Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Foggia, 71122 Foggia, Italy.
Luciano TartagliaNephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation Unit, Advanced Research Center on Kidney Aging (A.R.K.A.), Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Foggia, 71122 Foggia, Italy.
Bruno MinopoliRadiology Unit, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Foggia, 71122 Foggia, Italy.ORCID 0009-0009-1793-1585
Costanza AllegraNephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation Unit, Advanced Research Center on Kidney Aging (A.R.K.A.), Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Foggia, 71122 Foggia, Italy.
Grazia CasavecchiaCardiology Unit, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University Hospital of Foggia, University of Foggia, 71122 Foggia, Italy.
Marcella GambacortaRadiology Unit, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Foggia, 71122 Foggia, Italy.
Carmen MontanileRadiology Unit, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Foggia, 71122 Foggia, Italy.ORCID 0009-0008-8111-2659
Silvia MercuriNephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation Unit, Advanced Research Center on Kidney Aging (A.R.K.A.), Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Foggia, 71122 Foggia, Italy.
Luca MacariniRadiology Unit, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Foggia, 71122 Foggia, Italy.
Giovanni StalloneNephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation Unit, Advanced Research Center on Kidney Aging (A.R.K.A.), Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Foggia, 71122 Foggia, Italy.

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Abstract

backgroundAnderson-Fabry disease (AFD) is a rare genetic disorder characterized by a deficiency of α-galactosidase A activity and the accumulation of glycosphingolipids in tissues, which leads to multiorgan damage. Cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) and the T1 mapping technique are essential tools for the assessment of AFD cardiac involvement. Moreover, the T1 mapping technique has proved to be a successful non-invasive method for the early detection of patients most at risk for kidney disease. We evaluated the application of MRI in patients with AFD to assess renal involvement.

methodsWe conducted a retrospective analysis of 19 patients (Group A) with histologically proven AFD who underwent routine CMR examinations for the evaluation of cardiac involvement, selecting specific sequences that also showed the left kidney, compared to a control population (Group B, 19 patients) without kidney disease. A Spearman's rank-order correlation was run to assess the relationship between the T1 mapping values of the heart and kidney in Group A and between the kidneys of Groups A and B.

resultsThere was a positive correlation between the heart and kidney T1 values in Group A (rho = 0.32). More interestingly, we observed a negative correlation between the kidney values of both groups (Group A mean 1284 ± 137 ms, Group B mean 1073 ± 57 ms, rho = -0.38), which is probably related to the presence of microvascular damage and infiltrates in the kidneys of AFD patients.

conclusionsTo our knowledge, these results are the first to highlight the key value of T1 mapping in assessing pathological changes and aiding in the non-invasive diagnosis of renal involvement in AFD.

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Anderson–Fabry diseasechronic kidney diseasegenetic diseaseglycosphingolipid accumulationmagnetic resonance

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