What is fabry disease?

A genetic disorder: Fairy is an x- linked metabolic disorder due to a deficiency of an enzyme(galactosidase a). So a compound of suger and fatty acid which is usually breaks down by the enzyme in normal people will accumulate in blood vessels and organs of the affected person and cause symptom off pain, fatigue, dark red skin rash(angiokeratomas) and it slowly progresses to kidney, heart and neurological problem.

Fabry's disease: Fabry's disease results from abnormal deposits of a particular fatty substance (called globotriaosylcera-mide) in blood vessel walls throughout the body. The primary defect which allows this to occur is the inherited deficiency of the enzyme, Alpha galactosidase A, this is normally responsible for the breakdown of globotriaosylceramide. For more info see: http://www.fabry.org/fsig.nsf/pages/fabry