Biopsy-proven cardiomyopathy in heterozygous Fabry's disease

Japanese Circulation Journal

Volumn 63, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 572-575

  Koitabashi, Norimichi ^a,b   Utsugi, Toshihiro ^a   Seki, Ryotaro ^a   Okamoto, Eiichi ^a   Sando, Yoshichika ^a   Kaneko, Yoshiaki ^a   Nagai, Ryozo ^a  

^a GUNMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Gunma Pref Cardiovascular Center   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cardiac biopsy; Cardiac manifestation; Fabry's disease; Heterozygote

Indexed keywords

ALPHA GALACTOSIDASE; GLYCOSPHINGOLIPID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; FABRY DISEASE; FEMALE; HEART MUSCLE BIOPSY; HUMAN; PARESTHESIA; X CHROMOSOME RECESSIVE DISORDER;

ADULT; BIOPSY; CARDIOMYOPATHIES; FABRY DISEASE; FEMALE; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMANS; MYOCARDIUM;

EID: 0032812049     PISSN: 00471828     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1253/jcj.63.572     Document Type: Article

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