Perinatal lethal phenotype with generalized ichthyosis in a type 2 Gaucher disease patient with the [L444P;E326K]/P182L genotype: effect of the E326K change in neonatal and classic forms of the disease.

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Gaucher disease, the most common lysosomal storage disorder, encompasses a wide spectrum of clinical symptoms. The perinatal lethal form is very rare and is considered a distinct form of classic type 2 Gaucher disease. Prominent features of the severe perinatal form are hepatosplenomegaly variable, associated with hydrops fetalis and ichthyosis. Here, we describe a child who presented generalized ichthyosis and...

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