Background:
Fabry disease is an X-linked lysosomal storage disorder caused by
deficient activity of α -galactosidase A which leads to progressive intracellular accumulation
of globotriaosylceramide in tissues and organs including heart, kidney, vascular endothelium,
the nervous system, the eyes and the skin. Cardiac involvement is common, leads to fatal
complications and is mainly responsible for reduced life expectancy in Fabry disease. The exact
staging of disease progression and timely initiation of treatment is essential in Fabry disease.
Therefore, it is essential to use the possibilities of specific biomarkers for early detection
of organ involvement or early diagnosis.
Methods:
By the use of Pubmed all relevant papers for biomarkers in Fabry disease were
screened. The quality of retrieved papers was appraised using standard tools. Finally, 70 peer
reviewed paper were included.
Results:
In the past biomarkers for Fabry disease biomarkers did not have clinical relevance.
Nowadays, a lot of research is focusing on identification of new biomarkers and their clinical
relevance. Only two biomarkers reached clinical applicability. Lyso-GB3 for identification of
atypical FD variants and hsTNT for identification of cardiac involvement, which should indicate
further diagnostics. Treatment response to ERT can be monitored by lyso-GB3 but data
for long-time outcome are missing. A lot of GB3-related analogs are identified in urine and
plasma, some of which might play an important role for managing Fabry disease in future.
Conclusion:
In conclusion, we suggest to measure lyso-GB3 and hsTNT at least once a year.
The routine measurement of these two biomarkers will help now for the staging of every individual
patient and in addition, will help for a better general understanding of Fabry disease.
New Biomarkers of Sepsis with Clinical Relevance
