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'''Physiology'''
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*[[GLA|GLA gene]] - stores information for enzyme [[Alpha-galactosidase|alpha- galactosidase]].  
*[[GLA|GLA gene]] - stores information for enzyme [[Alpha-galactosidase|alpha- galactosidase]].  
*Normal function of the enzyme [[alpha-galactosidase]] is to breakdown [[Globotriaosylceramide 3-beta-N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferase|globotriaosylceramide]] ([[Ceramide trihexosidosis|ceramide trihexoside]]) into [[glucocerebroside]] in [[lysosomes]] which serve as recycling centers.
*Normal function of the enzyme [[alpha-galactosidase]] is to breakdown [[Globotriaosylceramide 3-beta-N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferase|globotriaosylceramide]] (also abbreviated as [[Globotriaosylceramide 3-beta-N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferase|Gb3, GL-3, or ceramide trihexoside]]) into [[glucocerebroside]] in [[lysosomes]] which serve as recycling centers.
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Pathophysiology


 
* [[Fabry's disease|Fabry disease]] is an [[X-linked recessive]] inherited [[lysosomal storage disorder]] that is caused by a [[Alpha-galactosidase A deficiency|deficiency of alpha-galactosidase.]]
 
 
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*Fabry disease is caused by mutations in the ''GLA'' gene. This gene provides instructions for making an enzyme called alpha-galactosidase A. This enzyme is active in lysosomes, which are structures that serve as recycling centers within cells. Alpha-galactosidase A normally breaks down a fatty substance called globotriaosylceramide. Mutations in the ''GLA'' gene alter the structure and function of the enzyme, preventing it from breaking down this substance effectively. As a result, globotriaosylceramide builds up in cells throughout the body, particularly cells lining blood vessels in the skin and cells in the kidneys, heart, and nervous system. The progressive accumulation of this substance damages cells, leading to the varied signs and symptoms of Fabry disease.  ''GLA'' gene mutations that result in an absence of alpha-galactosidase A activity lead to the classic, severe form of Fabry disease. Mutations that decrease but do not eliminate the enzyme's activity usually cause the milder, late-onset forms of Fabry disease that typically affect only the heart or kidneys.
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*[[Alpha-galactosidase A deficiency|.]]
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*[[Alpha-galactosidase]] is a [[Lysosomal enzymes|lysosomal protein]] responsible for breaking down [[Globotriaosylceramide 3-beta-N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferase|globotriaosylceramide(Gb3)]] a fatty substance stored in various types of [[cardiac]] and [[renal]] cells.
*[[Fabry's disease|Fabry disease]] is an [[X-linked recessive]] inherited [[lysosomal storage disorder]] that is caused by a [[Alpha-galactosidase A deficiency|deficiency of alpha-galactosidase.]]
*[[Alpha-galactosidase]] is a [[Lysosomal enzymes|lysosomal protein]] responsible for breaking down [[Globotriaosylceramide 3-beta-N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferase|globotriaosylceramide]], a fatty substance stored in various types of [[cardiac]] and [[renal]] cells.
*Mutations to the [[GLA|GLA gene]] encoding [[Alpha galactosidase|α-GAL]] may result in complete loss of function of the [[enzyme]].
*Mutations to the [[GLA|GLA gene]] encoding [[Alpha galactosidase|α-GAL]] may result in complete loss of function of the [[enzyme]].
*When [[Globotriaosylceramide 3-beta-N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferase|globotriaosylceramide]] is not properly catabolized, it is accumulated in [[Blood vessels|cells lining blood vessels]] in the skin, cells in the [[kidney]], [[heart]], and [[nervous system]]. As a result, signs, and symptoms of [[Fabry's disease|Fabry disease]] begin to manifests.<ref><https://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition/fabry-disease></ref>
*When [[Globotriaosylceramide 3-beta-N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferase|globotriaosylceramide]] [[Globotriaosylceramide 3-beta-N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferase|(Gb3)]] is not properly catabolized, it is accumulated in [[Blood vessels|cells lining blood vessels]] in the [[skin]], cells in the [[kidney]], [[heart]], and [[nervous system]]. As a result, signs, and symptoms of [[Fabry's disease|Fabry disease]] begin to manifests.<ref><https://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition/fabry-disease></ref>
*Accumulation of [[Globotriaosylceramide 3-beta-N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferase|globotriaosylceramide (Gb3)]] in different tissues leads to [[cellular death]], [[Energy metabolism|compromised energy metabolism,]] [[Vascular injury|small vessel injury]], [[Ion channel|potassium-calcium channel dysfunction]] in the [[endothelial cells]], [[oxidative stress]], [[Phagosomes|impaired autophagosome maturation]], [[Ischemia|tissue ischemia]], [[Cardiac|irreversible cardiac]] and [[renal]] tissue [[fibrosis]].
*The threshold level of [[Galactosidases|alpha- Gal A]] is 30-35% of the mean normal. uptodate (16).


Genetics


 
*[[Fabry's disease]] follows an [[X-linked recessive]] [[inheritance]] pattern.
 
*A deficiency of the [[enzyme]] [[alpha galactosidase|alpha galactosidase A]] causes a [[glycolipid]] known as [[Globotriaosylceramide 3-beta-N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferase|globotriaosylceramide (Gb3)]] to accumulate within the [[blood vessel]]s, [[Mononuclear phagocytic system|mononuclear phagocytes]], [[neurons]], other tissues, and organs.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
===Genetics===
*Fabry's disease follows an [[X-linked recessive]] [[inheritance]] pattern.
*A deficiency of the [[enzyme]] [[alpha galactosidase|alpha galactosidase A]] causes a [[glycolipid]] known as globotriaosylceramide (also abbreviated as Gb3, GL-3, or ceramide trihexoside) to accumulate within the [[blood vessel]]s, mononuclear [[phagocytes]], [[neurons]], other tissues, and organs.
*This accumulation leads to an impairment of their proper function. The condition affects [[Zygosity|hemizygous]] males, as well as both [[Zygosity|heterozygous]] and [[Zygosity|homozygous]] females; males tend to experience the most severe clinical symptoms, while females vary from virtually no symptoms to those as serious as males.
*This accumulation leads to an impairment of their proper function. The condition affects [[Zygosity|hemizygous]] males, as well as both [[Zygosity|heterozygous]] and [[Zygosity|homozygous]] females; males tend to experience the most severe clinical symptoms, while females vary from virtually no symptoms to those as serious as males.
*This variability is thought to be due to [[X-inactivation]] patterns during embryonic development of the female.
*This variability is thought to be due to [[X-inactivation]] patterns during [[embryonic development]] of the female.
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