2011
Pulmonary vascular disease in Gaucher disease: clinical spectrum, determinants of phenotype and long‐term outcomes of therapy
Lo SM, Liu J, Chen F, Pastores GM, Knowles J, Boxer M, Aleck K, Mistry PK. Pulmonary vascular disease in Gaucher disease: clinical spectrum, determinants of phenotype and long‐term outcomes of therapy. Journal Of Inherited Metabolic Disease 2011, 34: 643-650. PMID: 21445609, PMCID: PMC3782382, DOI: 10.1007/s10545-011-9313-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPulmonary arterial hypertensionEnzyme replacement therapySeverity Score IndexHepatopulmonary syndromeLong-term outcomesGBA1 genotypeAdjuvant therapyPreponderance of femalesImiglucerase enzyme replacement therapyType 1 Gaucher diseaseDiagnosis of GD1Pulmonary vascular complicationsPulmonary vascular diseaseMedian age 12Spleen statusArterial hypertensionVascular complicationsPatient characteristicsConsecutive patientsInitial presentationMedian ageReplacement therapyClinical spectrumVascular diseasePatients
1997
12 A practical approach to diagnosis and management of Gaucher's disease
Mistry P, Abrahamov A. 12 A practical approach to diagnosis and management of Gaucher's disease. Best Practice & Research Clinical Haematology 1997, 10: 817-838. PMID: 9497866, DOI: 10.1016/s0950-3536(97)80042-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGaucher diseaseAdditional prognostic informationPeripheral blood leukocytesMaximum therapeutic responseAcid beta-glucosidase activityAdjuvant therapyDisease activityLaboratory parametersHistological diagnosisDisease progressionPrognostic informationTherapeutic responseSerial measurementsIndividual patientsBlood leukocytesChitotriosidase activityEnzyme therapyOptimal timingDiseaseTherapyDiagnosisCellular burdenTreatmentSpecial considerationBeta-glucosidase activity