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Viral infections and phenotypic heterogeneity in Gaucher disease.
Blood cells, molecules & diseases - 1 Jan 2000
Pines G, Morag A, Elstein D, Abrahamov A, Zimran A
Abstract excerpt
Gaucher disease, the most common lysosomal storage disorder, is remarkable for its tremendous phenotypic heterogeneity even among patients with the same genotype. Beyond mutations at the 1q21 locus, there may be other genetic and environmental factors that impact on the natural course of Gaucher disease and indeed may trigger symptoms and signs. Among candidate events are viral infections such as the Epstein-Barr...
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