Fabry Disease Screening in ESRD Patients in West of France

Fabry Disease Prevalence in End-stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Patients on Dialysis or Transplant in West of France

Screening of Fabry disease in end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients on dialysis or transplant in west of France.

Detection of Fabry disease is done by dried blood spot test, in dialyzed and transplanted men, who reached ESRD for vascular or unknown disease and were not previously screened.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Men less than 70 years old
• ESRD treated by dialysis or kidney graft in one of the 4 following regions : Bretagne, Centre, Pays de la Loire and Poitou-Charentes
• For unknown nephropathy OR vascular nephropathy and/or diabetic nephropathy unproved by biopsy
• Agreeing freely to participate in the study

Exclusion Criteria:

• Men less than 18 years old
• Persons subject to major legal protection (safeguarding justice, guardianship, trusteeship), persons deprived of liberty.