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Table 1 Characteristics of patients identified in the screening

From: Frequency of Fabry disease in male and female haemodialysis patients in Spain

Patient

Characteristics

Mutation

Sex

Age, years

α-Gal A activity on Leukocytes, nmol/h/mg of protein

α-Gal A activity on DBS, nmol/h/spot

α-Gal A mutation

       

Genomic Reference Sequence (X14448)

Coding DNA Reference Sequence (X14448)

1

Angiokeratoma; fever episodes; hypohidrosis; gastrointestinal problems; proteinuria; progressive hearing loss; valvular dysfunction and arrhythmias; stroke at 71 years; Mother died due to a Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA).

R118C

Male

72

20 (35% of control mean)

0.164 (26% of control mean)

g.5251 C>T

c.352 C>T

2

Abdominal pain; nephropathy; left nephrectomy; cataracts; progressive loss of vision. Sister diagnosed with FD. Presents Front temporal sub cortical and cortical atrophy; periventricular hypodensity of white matter

R118C

Male

83

n.a.

0.122 (20% of control mean)

g.5251 C>T

c.352 C>T

3

End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), LHV, valvular dysfunction

D313Y

Female

80

28 (49% of control mean)

0.371 (59% of control mean)

g.10645 G>T

c.937 C>T

4*

Proteinuria glomerulosclerosis and hyalosis in kidney biopsy; kidney transplantation failure; HBP; Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV); An uncle and a cousin with kidney dysfunction. Another cousin with hypoacusia

R118C

Female

47

45 (79% of control mean)

0.592 (94% of control mean)

g.5251 C>T

c.352 C>T

5*

Sister of patient 4 also identified as an index patient. LVH in dilatation phase and multi-valvular disease; HBP. Pigmentary macular edema; Cirrhosis, HIV; Son and sister with FD; Both with proteinuria.

R118C

Female

50

34 (60% of control mean)

0.770 (123% of control mean)

g.5251 C>T

c.352 C>T

6

Angiokeratoma; acroparesthesia; fever episodes; abdominal pain; nephropathy; policysts; LVH, auricular fibrillation; acute myocardial infarction. Two daughters diagnosed with FD

p.Val199GlyfsX203

Female

58

n.a

0.153 (24% of control mean)

g.8368_8369 insG

c.595_596 ins G

7

Nephropathy; Psychological problems; kidney transplant, TIA, valvular dysfunction, arrhythmias patient refused to be studied. Relative diagnosed with FD

p.Gly346AlafsX347

Male

54

n.a.

0.001 (0% of control mean)

g.11016delG

c.1037 delG

8

Dyspnea, palpitations, proteinuria, kidney transplant, LHV, valvular dysfunction, arrhythmias.

D313Y

Male

74

22 (39% of control mean)

0.292 (46% of control mean)

g.10645 G>T

c.937 C>T

  1. Control Values DBS - Mean -> 0.62 nmol\h\spot; Minimum -> 0.3 nmol\h\spot
  2. Leucocytes - Mean -> 57 nmol\h\mg of protein; Minimum -> 28 nmol\h\mg of protein
  3. () - Percentage of the mean value obtained in controls and patients, respectively;
  4. n.a. - not available; * - sisters