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The clinical management of Type 2 Gaucher disease.
Molecular genetics and metabolism - 1 Feb 2015
Weiss Karin, Gonzalez Ashley, Lopez Grisel, Pedoeim Leah, Groden Catherine, Sidransky Ellen
Abstract excerpt
Gaucher disease, the inherited deficiency of the enzyme glucocerebrosidase, is the most common of the lysosomal storage disorders. Type 2 Gaucher disease, the most severe and progressive form, manifests either prenatally or in the first months of life, followed by death within the first years of life. The rarity of the many lysosomal storage disorders makes their diagnosis a challenge, especially in the newborn...
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