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
2002
Pulmonary hypertension in type 1 Gaucher’s disease: genetic and epigenetic determinants of phenotype and response to therapy
Mistry PK, Sirrs S, Chan A, Pritzker MR, Duffy TP, Grace ME, Meeker DP, Goldman ME. Pulmonary hypertension in type 1 Gaucher’s disease: genetic and epigenetic determinants of phenotype and response to therapy. Molecular Genetics And Metabolism 2002, 77: 91-98. PMID: 12359135, DOI: 10.1016/s1096-7192(02)00122-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsType 1 Gaucher's diseaseSevere pulmonary hypertensionLife-threatening pulmonary hypertensionRight ventricular systolic pressurePulmonary hypertensionGaucher diseaseAsymptomatic pulmonary hypertensionCharacteristics of patientsHigh-risk patientsVentricular systolic pressureEnzyme gene polymorphismACE I alleleAdditional genetic factorsLung transplantationUntreated patientsTransplant candidatesConsecutive patientsSystolic pressureTertiary referralDoppler echocardiographyReplacement therapyClinical spectrumPoor complianceGD patientsGBA mutations