fabry disease

May 21, 2025

Lysosomal Storage Disorders, or LSDs, are rare genetic conditions that may not make headlines, but they affect thousands worldwide, often with life-changing consequences. LSDs happen when the body’s lysosomes, tiny cellular recycling centers, fail to break down waste materials due to missing or faulty enzymes. This...

Sep 04, 2023

Fabry disease is a rare hereditary lysosomal storage disorder that is caused by mutation in the GLA gene located on the X chromosome. The defect leads to the deficiency of an enzyme called alpha-galactosidase A, responsible for the breakdown of globotriaosylceramide (Gb3). The accumulation of the fatty substance le...

Mar 28, 2022

Fabry Disease is an inherited lysosomal storage disease caused by a nonfunctional or partially functional enzyme called alpha galactosidase A (α-Gal A). Decreased activity of α-Gal A in lysosomes results in the accumulation of enzyme substrates (Gb3 and lyso-Gb3) which cause cellular damage in tissues throughout th...

Aug 17, 2018

Alnylam’s Onpattro Receives First-Ever US FDA Approval for Treatment of the Polyneuropathy of Hereditary Transthyretin-Mediated Amyloidosis in Adults US FDA approved Alnylam’s Onpattro (patisiran) lipid complex injection, a first-of-its-kind RNA interference (RNAi) therapeutic, for the treatment of the polyneurop...