2020
Accuracy of chitotriosidase activity and CCL18 concentration in assessing type I Gaucher disease severity. A systematic review with meta-analysis of individual participant data
Raskovalova T, Deegan PB, Mistry PK, Pavlova E, Yang R, Zimran A, Berger J, Bourgne C, Pereira B, Labarere J, Berger MG. Accuracy of chitotriosidase activity and CCL18 concentration in assessing type I Gaucher disease severity. A systematic review with meta-analysis of individual participant data. Haematologica 2020, 106: 437-445. PMID: 32001533, PMCID: PMC7849573, DOI: 10.3324/haematol.2019.236083.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIndividual participant dataCCL18 concentrationsChitotriosidase activityPrimary outcomeSystematic reviewParticipant dataProspective cohort studyEligible primary studiesPrimary studiesDisease activityBone eventsCohort studyPlatelet countGD patientsSpleen volumeLiver volumeClinical assessmentVisceral parametersGD severityPatientsHemoglobin concentrationRoutine practiceDisease severityLimited sample sizeGD activity
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
Validating glycoprotein non-metastatic melanoma B (gpNMB, osteoactivin), a new biomarker of Gaucher disease
Murugesan V, Liu J, Yang R, Lin H, Lischuk A, Pastores G, Zhang X, Chuang WL, Mistry PK. Validating glycoprotein non-metastatic melanoma B (gpNMB, osteoactivin), a new biomarker of Gaucher disease. Blood Cells Molecules And Diseases 2016, 68: 47-53. PMID: 28003098, PMCID: PMC5468511, DOI: 10.1016/j.bcmd.2016.12.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGaucher diseaseSerum levelsMelanoma BImiglucerase enzyme replacement therapyCohort of patientsEnzyme replacement therapyOverall disease severityGPNMB levelsDisease activityUntreated patientsReplacement therapyDisease miceDisease progressionIndividual patientsLarge cohortHematological diseasesStriking elevationPatientsNew biomarkersDisease pathophysiologyDisease severityDiseaseOrgan compartmentsBiomarkersDisease mechanisms
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 thymocytesGenome‐wide association study of N370S homozygous Gaucher disease reveals the candidacy of CLN8 gene as a genetic modifier contributing to extreme phenotypic variation
Zhang CK, Stein PB, Liu J, Wang Z, Yang R, Cho JH, Gregersen PK, Aerts JM, Zhao H, Pastores GM, Mistry PK. Genome‐wide association study of N370S homozygous Gaucher disease reveals the candidacy of CLN8 gene as a genetic modifier contributing to extreme phenotypic variation. American Journal Of Hematology 2012, 87: 377-383. PMID: 22388998, PMCID: PMC3684025, DOI: 10.1002/ajh.23118.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAllelesCells, CulturedEpistasis, GeneticFemaleFibroblastsGaucher DiseaseGenome-Wide Association StudyGenotypeGermanyGlucosylceramidaseHomozygoteHumansJewsMacrophagesMaleMembrane ProteinsMiddle AgedMutation, MissensePhenotypePolymorphism, Single NucleotidePsychosineSeverity of Illness IndexConceptsGaucher diseaseType 1 Gaucher's diseaseMild Gaucher diseaseSevere disease categoryCandidate modifier genesGlucosylceramide-laden macrophagesAshkenazi Jewish patientsRisk allele ACultured skin fibroblastsEligible patientsMild diseaseOdds ratioSevere diseaseGBA1 mutationsPatientsJewish patientsDisease severityDisease categoriesCLN8 geneRisk allelesDiseaseN370S mutationSeveritySkin fibroblastsGenetic modifiers
2011
Evaluation of high density lipoprotein as a circulating biomarker of Gaucher disease activity
Stein P, Yang R, Liu J, Pastores GM, Mistry PK. Evaluation of high density lipoprotein as a circulating biomarker of Gaucher disease activity. Journal Of Inherited Metabolic Disease 2011, 34: 429-437. PMID: 21290183, PMCID: PMC3186206, DOI: 10.1007/s10545-010-9271-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnzyme replacement therapyHigh-density lipoproteinHDL cholesterolDisease severityDisease activitySpleen volumeIndividual patientsLow high-density lipoproteinLow HDL cholesterolSeverity Score IndexMonitoring of patientsGD1 patientsSerum levelsReplacement therapyLiver volumeScore indexDensity lipoproteinPatientsCholesterolSeverityChitotriosidaseBiomarkersStriking increaseImportant surrogateLipoprotein
2008
Management of non‐neuronopathic Gaucher disease with special reference to pregnancy, splenectomy, bisphosphonate therapy, use of biomarkers and bone disease monitoring
Cox TM, Aerts JM, Belmatoug N, Cappellini MD, vom Dahl S, Goldblatt J, Grabowski GA, Hollak CE, Hwu P, Maas M, Martins AM, Mistry PK, Pastores GM, Tylki‐Szymanska A, Yee J, Weinreb N. Management of non‐neuronopathic Gaucher disease with special reference to pregnancy, splenectomy, bisphosphonate therapy, use of biomarkers and bone disease monitoring. Journal Of Inherited Metabolic Disease 2008, 31: 319-336. PMID: 18509745, DOI: 10.1007/s10545-008-0779-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-neuronopathic Gaucher diseaseLong-term disease outcomesGaucher diseaseBone marrow infiltrationManagement of pregnancyAchievable treatment goalsUse of biomarkersBisphosphonate therapyBisphosphonate treatmentMarrow infiltrationTherapeutic eraDisease management approachDisease outcomeTreatment goalsBone diseaseContemporary clinical researchEnzyme replacementBiochemical markersDisease severityClinical researchDiseaseDisease monitoringSplenectomyAppropriate usePregnancy