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Fabry disease: A genetic disease caused by a mutation in the GLA gene, resulting in a deficiency of the enzyme alpha-galactosidase A, also known as ceramide trihexosidase.This enzyme is essential to the metabolism of a fat compound known as globotriaosylceramide.abry disease: A genetic disease caused by a mutation in the GLA gene, resulting in a deficiency of the enzyme alpha-galactosidase A, also known as ceramide trihexosidase.
The gene, which encodes a 429 amino acid polypeptide; including a 31 amino acid signal peptide, is 12 kilobases long and contains 7 exons. The defect that causes Fabry disease is heterogeneous: to date, more than 400 mutations of the Î±-GAL gene have been recorded in the Human Mutation Database.Moreover, most families have âprivateâ mutations (found only in that family) , which may explain the variations in the clinical presentation of Fabry disease.abry disease is an X-linked disease; heterozygous mothers who, with each conception, have a 50% chance of passing the defective gene on to all offspring. Sons who inherit the gene will have Fabry disease.