Missouri Coalition of Nurses in Advanced Practice

Senofi/Genzyme Presents: Genetic testing and screening for Fabry Disease.

Grand Cru
2600 South Providence Road
Columbia, MO 65203

Wednesday, September 13, 2017 at 6:00pm CT - 9:00pm CT
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2600 South Providence Road, Columbia, MO 65203

Info

Topic

Genetic Testing with a focus on Fabry Disease

Speaker(s)

Connie Krepes, RN MS. Allentown, Pa


Additional Information

Social hour/Business 6:00-6:30 pm, Speaker at 6:30

Fabry Disease, is a lysosomal storage disorder.

Also known as Fabry's disease, Anderson-Fabry disease, angiokeratoma corporis diffusum, and alpha-galactosidase A deficiency) is a rare genetic lysosomal storage disease, inherited in an X-linked manner. Fabry disease can cause a wide range of systemic symptoms.

For additional information:

https://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition/fabry-disease

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gtr/conditions/C0002986/