Symptoms of Gaucher disease can start in infancy, childhood, or adulthood.
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.
Type 2 Gaucher disease is more serious, beginning within the first few months after birth.
Tay-Sachs was named after Wamen Tay and Bernard Sachs Correction: Tay-Sachs was named after Warren Tay and Bernard Sachs
In Gaucher disease, the specific type of lipid that accumulates is called a glucosylceramide. Deficient activity of an enzyme called beta-glucosidase results in glucosylceramide accumulation throughout the body and damage to normal tissues and organs.
usually appear during the teens or 20s, the disease may not be diagnosed for many years. Most often, the first symptom is an overwhelming feeling of fatigue
In 1991, enzyme replacement therapy became available as the first effective treatment for Gaucher disease. The treatment consists of a modified form of the glucocerebrosidase enzyme given intravenously. Performed on an outpatient basis, the treatment takes about 1-2 h and is given every 2 weeks. Enzyme replacement therapy can stop and often reverse the symptoms of Gaucher disease, allowing patients to enjoy a better quality of life http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/bv.fcgi?call=bv.View..ShowSection&rid=gnd.section.227
Samoyed Hereditary Glomerulopathy is a genetically linked disease that is carried by females and only severely affects males. Male dogs who have the disease first appear healthy, but after 3 months symptoms begin to appear and worsen with time. These dogs usually die by 15 months from renal failure. Female carriers may exhibit mild symptoms of the disease, but these are not fatal.
Most infants with Canavan disease appear normal for the first month of life
The first symptoms a psychosomatic disorders generally appear in the first few stages. Though the severity of these symptoms vary on a case to case basis.
The gene responsible for MJD appears at chromosome 14, and the first symptoms usually appear in early adolescence. Dystonia (spasticity or involuntary and repetitive movements) or gait ataxia is usually the initial symptoms in children
It will be 2 to 21 days for symptoms to appear, but it usually happens in just over a week.The first signs -- fever, muscle ache, headache, and a sore throat -- can look like malaria, typhoid fever, and even the flu.Later symptoms can include vomiting, diarrhea, and bleeding inside the body and from the eyes, ears, nose, or mouth.
n most cases the first symptoms are arthritic joints, which can precede the malabsorption symptoms of Whipple's disease by many years. Commonly, the disease progresses to the small intestine