Gaucher disease among Chinese patients: review on genotype/phenotype correlation from 29 patients and identification of novel and rare alleles.

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Gaucher disease, the most prevalent lysosomal storage disease, results from an inherited deficiency in the enzyme glucocerebrosidase. Three clinical forms of Gaucher disease have been described: Type 1 non-neuronopathic, Type 2 acute neuronopathic, and Type 3 subacute neuronopathic. Although Gaucher disease is panethnic, its presentation reveals some ethnic-specific characteristics. The Type 1 form is most common...

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