2020
Largest Cohort Study of Gaucher Disease Type 3 from a Single Center in Egypt Spanning Two Decades
El-Beshlawy A, Eid K, AbdelSalam A, Mohamed F, Selim Y, Gebril N, Fateen E, Mistry P. Largest Cohort Study of Gaucher Disease Type 3 from a Single Center in Egypt Spanning Two Decades. Blood 2020, 136: 21-22. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2020-141776.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEnzyme replacement therapyOverall survivalPediatric hematology clinicGaucher diseaseHepatopulmonary syndromeCohort studyNeurological findingsGBA mutationsHigh-dose enzyme replacement therapyLarge single-centre cohort studySingle-center cohort studyType 1 Gaucher diseaseCommon neurological findingsGaucher cell infiltrationCenter cohort studySingle-center cohortBaseline disease severityBone marrow examinationDate of diagnosisGaucher disease type 3Kaplan-Meier analysisLong-term outcomesProgressive neurological diseaseEarly-onset diseaseLarge cohort study
2012
Gaucher disease gene GBA functions in immune regulation
Liu J, Halene S, Yang M, Iqbal J, Yang R, Mehal WZ, Chuang WL, Jain D, Yuen T, Sun L, Zaidi M, Mistry PK. Gaucher disease gene GBA functions in immune regulation. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2012, 109: 10018-10023. PMID: 22665763, PMCID: PMC3382552, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1200941109.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGaucher diseaseHematopoietic stem cellsImmune regulationDisease severityGBA geneWidespread immune dysregulationB cell recruitmentPeripheral lymphoid organsT cell maturationLyso-GL1Immune dysregulationT helperImmune defectsTh2 cytokinesEarly thymic progenitorsLymphoid organsAntigen presentationGBA deficiencyGBA mutationsSevere diseaseClassic manifestationsClinical observationsGCase deficiencyBone marrowMature thymocytes
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