申请人:AMICUS THERAPEUTICS, INC.
公开号:US20140206721A1
公开(公告)日:2014-07-24
The present invention provides methods to determine whether a patient with a lysosomal storage disorder win benefit from treatment with a specific pharmacological chaperone. The present invention exemplifies an in vitro method for determining α-galactosidase A responsiveness to a pharmacological chaperone such as 1-deoxygalactonojirimycin in a cell line expressing a mutant from of α-galactosidase A. The invention also provides a method for diagnosing Fabry disease in patients suspected of having Fabry disease.