The Prevalence of Fabry Disease in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease in Turkey: The TURKFAB Study

Conclusions:The prevalence of Fabry disease in selected CKD patients is in the range found among renal replacement therapy patients, but the disease is diagnosed at an earlier, treatable stage. These data support the ERBP recommendation to screen for Fabry disease in patients with CKD of unknown origin.Kidney Blood Press Res 2016;41:1016-1024
Source: Kidney and Blood Pressure Research - Category: Urology & Nephrology Source Type: research