2009
Timing of initiation of enzyme replacement therapy after diagnosis of type 1 Gaucher disease: effect on incidence of avascular necrosis
Mistry PK, Deegan P, Vellodi A, Cole JA, Yeh M, Weinreb NJ. Timing of initiation of enzyme replacement therapy after diagnosis of type 1 Gaucher disease: effect on incidence of avascular necrosis. British Journal Of Haematology 2009, 147: 561-570. PMID: 19732054, PMCID: PMC2774157, DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2141.2009.07872.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAge DistributionAge FactorsAgedChildChild, PreschoolDrug Administration ScheduleEnzyme Replacement TherapyFemaleGaucher DiseaseGlucosylceramidaseHumansIncidenceInfantInfant, NewbornMaleMiddle AgedOsteonecrosisRecombinant ProteinsRegistriesSex DistributionSplenectomyTime FactorsYoung AdultConceptsType 1 Gaucher diseaseYear of diagnosisAvascular necrosisIncidence rateEnzyme replacement therapyGaucher RegistryReplacement therapyInternational Collaborative Gaucher Group Gaucher RegistryRisk of AVNGaucher diseaseAdjusted incidence rate ratioInitiation of ERTIndependent risk factorIncidence rate ratiosTiming of initiationRisk factorsHigh riskPatientsDiagnosisTherapyRate ratioSplenectomyRegistryNecrosisIncidence
2006
Phenotype variations in Gaucher disease
Mistry P, Germain DP. Phenotype variations in Gaucher disease. La Revue De Médecine Interne 2006, 27: s3-s6. PMID: 16644399, DOI: 10.1016/s0248-8663(06)80002-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGaucher diseaseClinical manifestationsMajority of patientsRate of progressionGaucher phenotypeHigh inter-individual variabilityGenotype-phenotype correlationDevastating complicationInter-individual variabilityBlood countDisease compartmentsNatural historyDiseaseGlucocerebrosidase activityN370S mutationGenetic modifiersMolecular diagnosisDiagnosisSeverityManifestationsTherapeutic goals in Gaucher disease
Mistry P, Germain DP. Therapeutic goals in Gaucher disease. La Revue De Médecine Interne 2006, 27: s30-s33. PMID: 16644400, DOI: 10.1016/s0248-8663(06)80009-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGaucher diseaseTherapeutic goalsType 1 Gaucher diseaseLong-life treatmentLife-threatening complicationsStandard of careRemarkable safety profileQuality of lifeBone crisesPrevent complicationsSafety profileAsymptomatic phaseDisease evolutionCareful monitoringDiseaseSkeletal damageComplicationsPatientsGaucher phenotypeTreatmentOptimal timeTolerabilityAmerican expertsSeverityCare