2018
Diagnosis and Management of Gaucher Disease in India – Consensus Guidelines of the Gaucher Disease Task Force of the Society for Indian Academy of Medical Genetics and the Indian Academy of Pediatrics
Puri R, Kapoor S, Kishnani P, Dalal A, Gupta N, Muranjan M, Phadke S, Sachdeva A, Verma I, Mistry P, Gaucher Disease Task Force. Diagnosis and Management of Gaucher Disease in India – Consensus Guidelines of the Gaucher Disease Task Force of the Society for Indian Academy of Medical Genetics and the Indian Academy of Pediatrics. Indian Pediatrics 2018, 55: 143-153. PMID: 29503270, DOI: 10.1007/s13312-018-1249-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIndian AcademyGaucher diseaseIrreversible complicationsType 3 Gaucher diseaseOptimal management guidelinesSevere irreversible complicationsInitiation of therapyProgressive neurological symptomsManagement of patientsPrevention of recurrenceBlood-brain barrierStandard of careEnzyme replacement therapyHealth care systemMedical GeneticsLysosomal storage disorderDiagnostic delayNeurological symptomsTask ForceClinical manifestationsReplacement therapyPatient populationIndian patientsBrain barrierEarly initiation
2017
Consensus recommendation for a diagnostic guideline for acid sphingomyelinase deficiency
McGovern MM, Dionisi-Vici C, Giugliani R, Hwu P, Lidove O, Lukacs Z, Eugen Mengel K, Mistry PK, Schuchman EH, Wasserstein MP. Consensus recommendation for a diagnostic guideline for acid sphingomyelinase deficiency. Genetics In Medicine 2017, 19: 967-974. PMID: 28406489, PMCID: PMC5589980, DOI: 10.1038/gim.2017.7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcid sphingomyelinase deficiencyDiagnostic guidelinesSphingomyelinase deficiencyPrimary care providersTreatment/managementSpectrum of severityFatal lysosomal storage diseaseSymptom controlDisease specialistsNeurovisceral diseaseMultisystem involvementConsensus recommendationsLysosomal storage diseaseAmerican CollegeASMD patientsCare providersVisceral formEnzyme acid sphingomyelinaseMetabolic defectsEvidence baseRegular assessmentTarget tissuesStorage diseaseDisease managementLaboratory evaluation