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Fabry disease is caused by mutations in the GLA gene. This gene provides instructions for making an enzyme called alpha-galactosidase A. This enzyme is active in lysosomes, which are structures that serve as recycling centers within cells.he progressive accumulation of this substance damages cells, leading to the varied signs and symptoms of Fabry disease. GLA gene mutations that result in an absence of alpha-galactosidase A activity lead to the classic, severe form of Fabry disease.
Cystic fibrosis is a disease caused by a nonsense mutation. A stop-codon mutation is the opposite of a nonsense mutation: it changes a stop codon into a codon for an amino acid, causing the protein to become too large. The added section may consist of part of another protein from the genomeâor it may be complete gibberish, if the addition comes from a non-coding region of DNA.