2016
Varied autopsy findings in five treated patients with Gaucher disease and parkinsonism include the absence of Gaucher cells
Monestime G, Borger DK, Kim J, Lopez G, Allgaeuer M, Jain D, Vortmeyer A, Wang HW, Sidransky E. Varied autopsy findings in five treated patients with Gaucher disease and parkinsonism include the absence of Gaucher cells. Molecular Genetics And Metabolism 2016, 118: 55-59. PMID: 26992326, DOI: 10.1016/j.ymgme.2016.02.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutopsy findingsGaucher diseaseDose/durationEnzyme replacement therapySpleen statusPathological findingsReplacement therapyDisease burdenPathological studiesGaucher cellsPatientsHematological symptomsExtensive involvementTherapyParkinsonismDiseaseMultiple tissuesComplete absenceFindingsAutopsiesSymptomsPathologyBiomarkersCare
2014
Glucocerebrosidase 2 gene deletion rescues type 1 Gaucher disease
Mistry PK, Liu J, Sun L, Chuang WL, Yuen T, Yang R, Lu P, Zhang K, Li J, Keutzer J, Stachnik A, Mennone A, Boyer JL, Jain D, Brady RO, New MI, Zaidi M. Glucocerebrosidase 2 gene deletion rescues type 1 Gaucher disease. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2014, 111: 4934-4939. PMID: 24639522, PMCID: PMC3977292, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1400768111.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsType 1 Gaucher's diseaseBone formation defectGaucher diseaseSerum ceramide levelsBone formation rateEnzyme replacement therapyViable therapeutic targetGD1 patientsGBA deficiencyEnhanced elevationTherapeutic targetBone volumeMononuclear phagocytesClinical phenotypeGBA geneConditional deletionBioactive lipidsSphingosine levelsDevelopment of inhibitorsCeramide levelsLysosomal glucocerebrosidasePatientsNanomolar concentrationsDiseaseMice
2010
Hyperferritinemia and iron overload in type 1 Gaucher disease
Stein P, Yu H, Jain D, Mistry PK. Hyperferritinemia and iron overload in type 1 Gaucher disease. American Journal Of Hematology 2010, 85: 472-476. PMID: 20575041, PMCID: PMC2895498, DOI: 10.1002/ajh.21721.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnzyme replacement therapyType 1 Gaucher's diseaseSystemic iron overloadIron overloadGaucher diseaseLiver biopsySerum ferritinReplacement therapyTransferrin saturationHFE genotypeHFE mutationsType 1 Gaucher diseaseSubset of patientsSeverity Score IndexCorrelation of ferritinClinical iron overloadSevere hyperferritinemiaDisease activityPrior splenectomyFerritin levelsClinical spectrumHFE genotypingLiver volumeIntact spleenHigh prevalence