title: Demonstration of Fabry's disease deposits in placenta.
abstract: Involvement of the placenta by glycosphingolipid deposits in Fabry's disease has not been previously reported. We describe the presence of such deposits in the maternal half of a placenta obtained from a heterozygous carrier of the disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Veterans Administration Hospital, Hines, IL 60141.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Popli
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Leehey
authors.forename: Z V
authors.initials: ZV
authors.lastname: Molnar
authors.forename: Z M
authors.initials: ZM
authors.lastname: Nawab
authors.forename: T S
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Ing
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000795:Fabry Disease / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006580:Genetic Carrier Screening; D006801:Humans; D002479:Inclusion Bodies / Q000648:ultrastructure; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D010920:Placenta / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000473:pathology*