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
2011
Recombinant macrophage targeted enzyme replacement therapy for Gaucher disease in India
Nagral A, Mewawalla P, Jagadeesh S, Kabra M, Phadke SR, Verma IC, Puri RD, Gupta N, Kishnani PS, Mistry PK. Recombinant macrophage targeted enzyme replacement therapy for Gaucher disease in India. Indian Pediatrics 2011, 48: 779. PMID: 22080680, DOI: 10.1007/s13312-011-0128-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnzyme replacement therapyReplacement therapyGaucher diseaseNeurological symptomsPlatelet countMean increaseImiglucerase enzyme replacement therapyBone marrow examinationCohort of patientsMonths of treatmentMild neurological symptomsImpairment of qualitySignificant neurological involvementBone painDesignRetrospective analysisLysosomal storage disorderMarrow examinationSymptomatic anemiaNeurological involvementIndian patientsSpleen volumeSpleen sizeGlucocerebrosidase levelsDrug infusionBone disease