NATIONWIDE SCREENING FOR FABRY DISEASE IN UNSELECTED STROKE PATIENTS

• Authors: TOMEK A.; SCHWABOVA J. P.; REKOVA P.; SKORNA M.; NEVSIMALOVA M.; SIMUNEK L.; MIKULENKA P.; TABORIKOVA A.; BRZEZNY R.; SOBOLOVA H.; BARTONIK J.; VACLAVIK D.; CERNIKOVA I.; PRAX T.; PROCHAZKA P.; ONDECKOVA I.; RAJNER J.; VACHOVA M.; HAVLIKOVA H.; BECHYNE K.; SKODA M.; NEUMANN J.; SKODA O.; SANAK D.; BAR M.; NOVAK J.; MIKULÍK Robert
• Year of publication: 2020
• Type: Conference abstract
• MU Faculty or unit: Faculty of Medicine
• Description: Background and aims Fabry disease (FD) is a rare X-linked lysosomal storage disorder caused by disease-associated variants in the alpha-galactosidase A gene (GLA). FD is a known cause of stroke in younger patients. There are limited data on prevalence of FD and stroke risk in unselected stroke patients.