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
2016
Inherited Metabolic Disorders: Efficacy of Enzyme Assays on Dried Blood Spots for the Diagnosis of Lysosomal Storage Disorders
Verma J, Thomas DC, Kasper DC, Sharma S, Puri RD, Bijarnia-Mahay S, Mistry PK, Verma IC. Inherited Metabolic Disorders: Efficacy of Enzyme Assays on Dried Blood Spots for the Diagnosis of Lysosomal Storage Disorders. JIMD Reports 2016, 31: 15-27. PMID: 27008195, PMCID: PMC5388645, DOI: 10.1007/8904_2016_548.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLysosomal storage disorderNeuronal ceroid lipofuscinosisBlood spotsDiagnostic testsConsideration of therapyStorage disorderStandard of careCommon lysosomal storage disorderMajor unmet needAccurate diagnostic testHigh consanguinity rateBlood sample transportationDried Blood SpotsIrreversible complicationsI-cell diseaseAffected patientsCostly therapiesTimely diagnosisMetabolic disordersMucopolysaccharidosis IIEconomical diagnostic testsUnmet needUtility of DBSDBS resultsSpecific biomarkers
2008
Diagnostic and Disease Management Algorithms for Gaucher Disease: A Guide for Haematologists
Mistry P, Cappellini M, Lukina E, Özsan H, Pascual S, Rosenbaum H, Solano M, Spigelman Z, Villarrubia J, Watman N, Massenkeil G. Diagnostic and Disease Management Algorithms for Gaucher Disease: A Guide for Haematologists. Blood 2008, 112: 4648. DOI: 10.1182/blood.v112.11.4648.4648.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDisease management algorithmsDifferential diagnosisGaucher diseaseImiglucerase enzyme replacement therapyDiagnostic algorithmType 1 Gaucher diseaseMajority of patientsPresence of splenomegalyMinority of patientsSimple diagnostic algorithmRisk of malignancyEnzyme replacement therapySubstrate reduction therapyBeta-glucocerebrosidase activityAshkenazi Jewish backgroundPresenting manifestationSkeletal complicationsDiagnostic delaySuch patientsHaematologic malignanciesIrreversible complicationsMultiple myelomaProtean manifestationsReplacement therapyDiagnostic challenge