Low skeletal muscle mass as an early sign in children with fabry disease.
Zhihong LuGuoping HuangLing YuYan WangLangping GaoLi LinLidan HuJian-Hua MaoPublished in: Orphanet journal of rare diseases (2023)
This is the first study to examine body composition and muscle mass in early Fabry disease patients. Low skeletal muscle mass is a common early symptom in children with Fabry disease, suggesting that skeletal muscle is significantly affected in the early stages of FD.
Keyphrases
- skeletal muscle
- body composition
- replacement therapy
- young adults
- end stage renal disease
- hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
- insulin resistance
- newly diagnosed
- resistance training
- chronic kidney disease
- ejection fraction
- metabolic syndrome
- type diabetes
- prognostic factors
- peritoneal dialysis
- left ventricular
- patient reported outcomes
- patient reported
- adipose tissue
- high intensity