Prevalence of Fabry disease among Turkish dialysis patients: Data from hemodialysis centers in Bursa province

Abstract

In conclusion, our findings, which were based on the use of DBS for both enzymatic activity and genotyping analyses, revealed the diagnosis of Fabry disease in 5 males corresponding to overall 0.3% prevalence of disease in the cohort and 0.6% prevalence among males. Our results support the likelihood of unrecognized Fabry disease in a nonnegligible number of patients on dialysis and thus emphasize the value of screening studies in terms of detection of new cases and improved prognosis of the disease via early diagnosis and treatment.