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migalastat

migalastat noun: a drug used to treat Fabry disease.

Noun

migalastat (uncountable)

  1. A drug used to treat Fabry disease
    • Based on preclinical data, migalastat HCl in combination with agalsidase is expected to result in the pharmacokinetic (PK) enhancement of agalsidase in plasma by increasing the systemic exposure of active agalsidase, thereby leading to increased cellular levels in disease-relevant tissues.2015 August 8, “Oral Migalastat HCl Leads to Greater Systemic Exposure and Tissue Levels of Active α-Galactosidase A in Fabry Patients when Co-Administered with Infused Agalsidase”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of migalastat

From [Term?] + -stat (“enzyme inhibitor”).

Questions about migalastat

What does migalastat mean?
Migalastat means a drug used to treat Fabry disease.
What part of speech is migalastat?
Migalastat is a noun.

Words near migalastat in the dictionary

  1. MIG Alley
  2. MIG welding
  3. MIGA
  4. Miga Lake
  5. Migala
  6. migalastat
  7. migaloo
  8. migaloos
  9. migan
  10. migans
  11. migas

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