Fabry Disease News Columns

May 18, 2022May 18, 2022

With More Than 1,000 Variants, Classifying Fabry Can Be Challenging

Fabry Disease News Columns

Fabry disease (FD) is a genetic condition caused by variants in the GLA gene. This gene instructs the body to produce the alpha-galactosidase A (alpha-Gal A) enzyme, which is necessary ... Read more

May 18, 2022June 21, 2022

With More Than 1,000 Variants, Classifying Fabry Can Be Challenging

Fabry Disease News Columns

Fabry disease (FD) is a genetic condition caused by variants in the GLA gene. This gene instructs the body to produce the alpha-galactosidase A (alpha-Gal A) enzyme, which is necessary ... Read more

April 27, 2022April 27, 2022

What Fabry Disease Awareness Means to Me

Fabry Disease News Columns

When I think of awareness, I think of familiarity with Fabry disease. To me, spreading awareness means providing information and enticing people to learn enough about Fabry that they can ... Read more

April 27, 2022June 21, 2022

What Fabry Disease Awareness Means to Me

Fabry Disease News Columns

When I think of awareness, I think of familiarity with Fabry disease. To me, spreading awareness means providing information and enticing people to learn enough about Fabry that they can ... Read more

March 23, 2022March 23, 2022

Always in a Rush: How GI Issues Have Affected My Quality of Life

Fabry Disease News Columns

While Fabry disease can involve life-threatening issues such as kidney failure, heart failure, and stroke, other manifestations can also have a big impact on a person’s quality of life. According ... Read more

March 23, 2022June 21, 2022

Always in a Rush: How GI Issues Have Affected My Quality of Life

Fabry Disease News Columns

While Fabry disease can involve life-threatening issues such as kidney failure, heart failure, and stroke, other manifestations can also have a big impact on a person’s quality of life. According ... Read more

February 23, 2022February 23, 2022

Learning About Fabry Disease Is Like Learning a Foreign Language

Fabry Disease News Columns

In 2003, when I attended the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) meeting that would determine whether to approve Fabrazyme (agalsidase beta), which became the first approved treatment developed specifically ... Read more

January 26, 2022June 21, 2022

Making a Difficult Decision to Protect My Health During the Pandemic

COVID-19 Columns, Fabry Disease News Columns

While we all make decisions in our lives, it’s important to think through the consequences of the most significant ones, especially when they involve our health and the COVID-19 pandemic. ... Read more

January 26, 2022January 26, 2022

Making a Difficult Decision to Protect My Health During the Pandemic

COVID-19 Columns, Fabry Disease News Columns

While we all make decisions in our lives, it’s important to think through the consequences of the most significant ones, especially when they involve our health and the COVID-19 pandemic. ... Read more

December 29, 2021June 21, 2022

Managing Fabry Disease Requires Me to Put Mind Over Matter

Fabry Disease News Columns

Throughout my life, I’ve often put mind over matter to cope with the manifestations of my multisystem disease. I used this mindset during my 27-year military career to meet the ... Read more

December 29, 2021December 29, 2021

Managing Fabry Disease Requires Me to Put Mind Over Matter

Fabry Disease News Columns

Throughout my life, I’ve often put mind over matter to cope with the manifestations of my multisystem disease. I used this mindset during my 27-year military career to meet the ... Read more

June 23, 2021June 21, 2022

How I Adapted to Gradual Hearing Loss Due to Fabry Disease

Fabry Disease News Columns

Millions of adults around the world have hearing loss. Like me, most people have a relative who speaks loudly, turns up the volume on the television, uses closed-captioning on the ... Read more

June 23, 2021June 23, 2021

How I Adapted to Gradual Hearing Loss Due to Fabry Disease

Fabry Disease News Columns

Millions of adults around the world have hearing loss. Like me, most people have a relative who speaks loudly, turns up the volume on the television, uses closed-captioning on the ... Read more

April 21, 2021June 21, 2022

These Resources Can Help You Spread Awareness About Fabry Disease

Fabry Disease News Columns

Because April is Fabry Disease Awareness Month, I, along with many organizations and people, help to educate patients, family members, friends, caregivers, healthcare professionals, and the broader population to improve ... Read more

April 21, 2021April 21, 2021

These Resources Can Help You Spread Awareness About Fabry Disease

Fabry Disease News Columns

Because April is Fabry Disease Awareness Month, I, along with many organizations and people, help to educate patients, family members, friends, caregivers, healthcare professionals, and the broader population to improve ... Read more