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Biochemical markers of bone turnover as tools in the evaluation of skeletal involvement in patients with type 1 Gaucher disease.
Blood cells, molecules & diseases - 1 Jan 2000
Drugan Cristina, Jebeleanu Gheorghe, Grigorescu-Sido Paula, Caillaud Catherine, Craciun Alexandra M
Abstract excerpt
Gaucher disease is caused by the inherited deficiency of glucocerebrosidase, a lysosomal enzyme responsible for the cleavage of glucosylceramide. In addition to organomegaly and hematological abnormalities, type 1 (nonneuronopathic) disease is characterized by insidiously progressive and often severe skeletal involvement. We investigated the applications of biochemical markers of bone turnover in the evaluation...
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