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Prevalence of Fabry disease in patients with chronic pain: Lessons from the DOUFAB and DOUFABIS studies.
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Angelini C, Bar C, Baudier MP, Fergelot P, Lancelot G, Rooryck C, Germain DP, Jabbour F, Blanchet AS, Cauchie A, Sarrazin E, Bellance R, Lefaucheur JP, Bismuth J, Ranque-Garnier S, Corand V, Coupry I, Goizet CAbstract
Fabry disease (FD) is a rare X-linked lysosomal disorder caused by alpha-galactosidase deficiency consecutive to a pathogenic variant in the GLA gene. Age at onset is highly variable, with a wide clinical spectrum including frequent renal, cardiac, skin and nervous system manifestations. Since pain can be an indicator of underlying FD, we wanted to estimate the prevalence of FD in a population of chronic pain patients.