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Bone density in Type 1 Gaucher disease.
Journal of bone and mineral research : the official journal of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research - 1 Nov 1996
Pastores G M, Wallenstein S, Desnick R J, Luckey M M
Abstract excerpt
Skeletal involvement is a major source of complications in patients with Type 1 Gaucher disease. To investigate the bone density and potential usefulness of bone densitometry in Gaucher disease, dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry was used to measure the density of the lumbar spine, femoral neck, trochanter, and distal radius in 61 adult patients ranging in age from 22 to 77 years. The mean bone density at each site...
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