Article
Pediatric Gaucher experience in South Marmara region of Turkey.
The Turkish journal of gastroenterology : the official journal of Turkish Society of Gastroenterology - 1 Oct 2011
Erdemır Gülin, Özkan Tanju, Özgür Taner, Yazici Zeynep, Özdemır Özlem
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND/AIMS: The aim was to represent the clinical characteristics of six children with Gaucher disease and to describe the results of three years' enzyme replacement therapy. MATERIAL AND METHODS: The data of six Gaucher patients treated with imiglucerase for more than three years were collected. Age, gender, anthropometric measurements, physical examination findings, ophthalmological evaluations, blood...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Bone Density
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Enzyme Replacement Therapy
- Female
- Follow-Up Studies
- Gaucher Disease
- Glucosylceramidase
- Hepatomegaly
- Humans
- Infant
- Male
- Mutation
- Recombinant Proteins
- Splenomegaly
- Treatment Outcome
- Turkey