好幾年前有位Fabry's disease專家在醫院給talk時就說enzyme replacement要出來了。真的很快由Genzyme公司推出。一年費用是5萬美元以上這個數量級。終身服藥。是孤兒藥,不然沒人做。
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpha-galactosidase
A variety of mutations in this gene affect the synthesis, processing, and stability of this enzyme, which causes Fabry's disease, a rare lysosomal storage disorder and sphingolipidosis that results from a failure to catabolize alpha-D-galactosyl glycolipid moieties.[2]
Two enzyme replacement therapies are available to functionally compensate for alpha-galactosidase deficiency. Agalsidase alpha and beta are both recombinant forms of the human α-galactosidase A enzyme and both have the same amino acid sequence as the native enzyme. Agalsidase alpha and beta differ in the structures of their oligosaccharide side chains.[3]