2017
Plasma chitotriosidase activity versus CCL18 level for assessing type I Gaucher disease severity: protocol for a systematic review with meta-analysis of individual participant data
Raskovalova T, Deegan PB, Yang R, Pavlova E, Stirnemann J, Labarère J, Zimran A, Mistry PK, Berger M. Plasma chitotriosidase activity versus CCL18 level for assessing type I Gaucher disease severity: protocol for a systematic review with meta-analysis of individual participant data. Systematic Reviews 2017, 6: 87. PMID: 28427477, PMCID: PMC5397740, DOI: 10.1186/s13643-017-0483-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPlasma chitotriosidase activityIndividual participant dataChitotriosidase activitySystematic reviewCCL18 levelsPlatelet countSpleen volumeHemoglobin concentrationDisease severityCC chemokine ligand 18Participant dataCochrane Central RegisterDiagnostic Accuracy Studies-2 toolChemokine ligand 18Collaborative systematic reviewWide clinical spectrumConfidence intervalsUnpredictable natural courseGD activityEffect size estimatesAutosomal recessive lysosomal storage disorderRecessive lysosomal storage disorderLarge-scale headCentral RegisterLysosomal storage disorder
2016
Glucosylsphingosine is a key biomarker of Gaucher disease
Murugesan V, Chuang W, Liu J, Lischuk A, Kacena K, Lin H, Pastores GM, Yang R, Keutzer J, Zhang K, Mistry PK. Glucosylsphingosine is a key biomarker of Gaucher disease. American Journal Of Hematology 2016, 91: 1082-1089. PMID: 27441734, PMCID: PMC5234703, DOI: 10.1002/ajh.24491.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnzyme replacement therapyLyso-GL1GD type 1Gaucher diseasePropensity scoreUntreated GD patientsWilcoxon Mann-Whitney testAccumulation of glucosylceramideMann-Whitney testTreatment modeImmune dysregulationCCL18 levelsReplacement therapyGD patientsHealthy controlsPropensity scoringPatientsSkeletal diseaseType 1Comparable groupsMarked reductionMultiple linear regressionSignificant predictorsKey biomarkersLinear regression