Newborn screening for Gaucher disease in Japan

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Gaucher disease (GD) is an autosomal recessive inborn metabolic disorder caused by a glucocerebrosidase (GCase) defect. GD is classified into three main types depending on accompanying neurological symptoms. Enzyme replacement therapy and substrate reduction therapy are limited in the treatment of neurological symptoms, and using genotype and GCase activity to discriminate between non-neuronopathic and...

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