D Concolino, L Amico, M D Cappellini, E Cassinerio, M Conti, M A Donati, F Falvo, A Fiumara, M Maccarone, R Manna, A Matucci, M B Musumeci, A Nicoletti, R Nisticò, F Papadia, R Parini, D Peluso, L Pensabene, A Pisani, G Pistone, M Rigoldi, I Romani, M Tenuta, G Torti, M Veroux, E Zachara
Fabry disease (FD) [OMIM 301500] is an X-linked lysosomal storage disorder caused by a deficiency of the lysosomal enzyme alpha-galactosidase A, resulting in progressive multisystem accumulation of globotriaosylceramide (Gb3). Although the introduction of Enzyme Replacement Therapy (ERT) resulted in a variety of clinical benefits, life-long intravenous (IV) treatment with ERT with an every other week schedule, may interfere with daily life activities and impact on QoL. We report here a multicentric, observational, longitudinal data analysis on a large cohort of 85 Italian FD patients (45 males, 40 females) from 11 out of 20 Italian regions, who received a cumulative number of 4269 home infusions of agalsidase alfa...
September 2017: Molecular Genetics and Metabolism Reports