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Plasma chitotriosidase activity versus plasma glucosylsphingosine in wide spectrum of Gaucher disease phenotypes - A statistical insight.
Molecular genetics and metabolism - 1 Apr 2018
Tylki-Szymańska Anna, Szymańska-Rożek Paulina, Hasiński Piotr, Ługowska Agnieszka
Abstract excerpt
Deficiency of beta-glucocerebrosidase (GBA) leads to Gaucher disease (GD), an inherited disorder characterised by storage of glucosylceramide (GlcCer) in lysosomes of tissue macrophages. Macrophages activated by accumulated GlcCer secrete chitotriosidase. Plasma chitotriosidase activity is significantly elevated in patients with active GD and has been suggested to indicate total body Gaucher cell load. There are...
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