法布瑞氏症
法布瑞氏症(英語:,,或),一種X染色體上基因異常導致的X-连锁隐性遗传疾病。因體內負責製造α-galactosidase(a-GAL)酵素的基因缺陷,造成體內醣神經胺醇脂質(glycosphingolipid)無法代謝,不斷堆積在細胞質及溶體中,而引發多處器官病變,嚴重時可能造成死亡。它的命名來自於它的發現者之一,喬納斯·法布瑞(Johannes Fabry)。
症狀
此病的臨床症狀多變。患者在兒童或青年期,手腳末端會產生間歇性的疼痛或感覺異常,有些患者形容如火燒般劇痛,在高溫、季節變化、及運動後容易產生。經常被誤診為風濕病,關節炎,關節痛,生長痛或是心因性疼痛。
治療方式
目前採取酵素替代療法,讓患者兩週一次,注射α-galactosidase(a-GAL)酵素藥劑,可以有效緩解病情。
參考文獻
- James, William D.; Berger, Timothy G.; Elston, Dirk. . Saunders Elsevier. 2006. ISBN 0-7216-2921-0.
- Schiffmann, Raphael; Kopp, Jeffrey B.; Austin, Howard A.; Sabnis, Sharda; Moore, David F.; Weibel, Thais; Balow, James E.; Brady, Roscoe O. . JAMA. June 2001, 285 (21): 2743–2749. PMID 11386930. doi:10.1001/jama.285.21.2743.
- Wilcox, William R.; Banikazemi, Maryam; Guffon, Nathalie; Waldek, Stephen; Lee, Philip; Linthorst, Gabor E.; Desnick, Robert J.; Germain, Dominique P. . American Journal of Human Genetics. July 2004, 75 (1): 65–74. PMC 1182009. PMID 15154115. doi:10.1086/422366.
外部連結
- Fabry Disease Information Page 页面存档备份,存于 at NINDS
- Fabry disease at NLM Genetics Home Reference
- Fabry Registry
- Stroke in young Fabry patients 页面存档备份,存于
- Datagenno - Fabry Disease
- Support groups
- Focus on Fabry by Shire
- Fabry Community by Genzyme
- Fabry Support & Information Group (FSIG)
- Fabry support at MPS Society
- Canadian Fabry Association
- National Fabry Disease Foundation, USA
- Fabry Support Group Australia
- Fabry Support Group Poland by Pietka
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