An Atypical Variant of Fabry's Disease in Men with Left Ventricular Hypertrophy

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Shoichiro Nakao · Kagoshima University

Toshihiro Takenaka

Masaru Kuriyama · Kagoshima University

Hidemasa Hayashibe · Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science

Hitoshi Sakuraba

Abstract

Seven unrelated patients with atypical variants of hemizygous Fabry's disease were found among 230 men with left ventricular hypertrophy (3 percent). Fabry's disease should be considered as a cause of unexplained left ventricular hypertrophy.

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Published in: New England Journal of Medicine

Volume 333, Issue 5, pp. 288-293

DOI: 10.1056/nejm199508033330504

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An Atypical Variant of Fabry's Disease in Men with Left Ventricular Hypertrophy

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