Phenotype variations in Gaucher disease
Mistry P, Germain DP. Phenotype variations in Gaucher disease. La Revue De Médecine Interne 2006, 27: s3-s6. PMID: 16644399, DOI: 10.1016/s0248-8663(06)80002-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGaucher diseaseClinical manifestationsMajority of patientsRate of progressionGaucher phenotypeHigh inter-individual variabilityGenotype-phenotype correlationDevastating complicationInter-individual variabilityBlood countDisease compartmentsNatural historyDiseaseGlucocerebrosidase activityN370S mutationGenetic modifiersMolecular diagnosisDiagnosisSeverityManifestationsTherapeutic goals in Gaucher disease
Mistry P, Germain DP. Therapeutic goals in Gaucher disease. La Revue De Médecine Interne 2006, 27: s30-s33. PMID: 16644400, DOI: 10.1016/s0248-8663(06)80009-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGaucher diseaseTherapeutic goalsType 1 Gaucher diseaseLong-life treatmentLife-threatening complicationsStandard of careRemarkable safety profileQuality of lifeBone crisesPrevent complicationsSafety profileAsymptomatic phaseDisease evolutionCareful monitoringDiseaseSkeletal damageComplicationsPatientsGaucher phenotypeTreatmentOptimal timeTolerabilityAmerican expertsSeverityCarePhenotype variations in Gaucher disease
Germain D, Mistry P. Phenotype variations in Gaucher disease. La Revue De Médecine Interne 2006, 27: s7-s10. DOI: 10.1016/s0248-8663(06)80003-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGaucher diseaseClinical manifestationsMajority of patientsRate of progressionGaucher phenotypeHigh inter-individual variabilityDevastating complicationInter-individual variabilityBlood countDisease compartmentsNatural historyDiseaseGlucocerebrosidase activityN370S mutationGenetic modifiersMolecular diagnosis