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
Expanding spectrum of the association between Type 1 Gaucher disease and cancers: A series of patients with up to 3 sequential cancers of multiple types—Correlation with genotype and phenotype
Lo SM, Stein P, Mullaly S, Bar M, Jain D, Pastores GM, Mistry PK. Expanding spectrum of the association between Type 1 Gaucher disease and cancers: A series of patients with up to 3 sequential cancers of multiple types—Correlation with genotype and phenotype. American Journal Of Hematology 2010, 85: 340-345. PMID: 20425796, PMCID: PMC2875938, DOI: 10.1002/ajh.21684.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsType 1 Gaucher's diseaseGaucher diseaseMultiple myelomaMultiple malignanciesMultiple cancersEnzyme replacement therapy statusDiagnosis of GD1Initiation of ERTRate of splenectomySeries of patientsSystemic macrophage activationTypes of malignanciesLymphoma/leukemiaAccumulation of glucosylceramideAsplenic patientsGBA1 genotypeGD1 patientsSequential cancersFirst cancerSplenectomy statusTherapy statusNonhematologic malignanciesHematologic malignanciesIntact spleenProstate cancer