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Symptomatic treatment may include blood transfusions to treat anemia, removal of the enlarged spleen, and joint replacement.
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What is the contact information for the Gaucher Disease Treatment Program?
Gaucher Disease Treatment Program. http://gaucher.mgh.harvard.edu.
Does a treatment exist for gauches disease?
Treatment but not a cure - and it is spelled Gaucher's disease.
How is Gaucher disease treated?
The symptoms of Gaucher disease can be stopped and even reversed by treatment with injections of enzyme replacements.
What treatment exists for Gaucher disease?
The newest form of treatment for Gaucher disease is enzyme replacement therapy, in which GC can be administered intravenously. The enzyme can be prepared either by purification from placentas (alglucerase) or by.
What has the author Carol Kari written?
Carol Kari has written: 'Understanding Gaucher disease' -- subject(s): Gaucher's disease, Genetic aspects, Genetic aspects of Gaucher's disease, Inborn errors of Metabolism, Metabolism, Inborn errors of, Treatment
What is the prognosis for Type 1 Gaucher disease?
With treatment and control of symptoms, people with Type 1 Gaucher disease may lead fairly long and normal lives.
Is gaucher's Disease caused by heredity?
Gaucher's Disease is Familial Splenic Anemia.
What has the author Jackie Bryant written?
Jackie Bryant has written: 'Ceredase in the treatment of Type 1 Gaucher's disease'
When do symptoms of Gaucher disease first appear?
Symptoms of Gaucher disease can start in infancy, childhood, or adulthood.
Is gaucher disease-sex linked?
Gaucher's disease is located on chromosome 1, which is not the sex chromosome, so no. It is not a sex linked disease.
Who discovered the Gaucher's disease?
Gaucher disease is the most common lysosomal storage disease. It was named for the French physician Phillipe Gaucher who first described it in 1882. The disease is caused by a lack of glucocerebrosidase, which causes a buildup of glucocerebroside in the tissues.
Is there a cure for Gaucher's disease?
there is no cure for gaucher disease but there are treatments for all types. type 1 and 3: enzyme replacement therapy, removal of the spleen, pain meds, and surgery on the bones. type 2:there isn't a good treatment due to the brain damage.
