0
What else can I help you with?
Is gaucher's Disease caused by heredity?
Gaucher's Disease is Familial Splenic Anemia.
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.
How is Gaucher disease treated?
The symptoms of Gaucher disease can be stopped and even reversed by treatment with injections of enzyme replacements.
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.
How many types of Gaucher disease are there?
Three types of Gaucher disease have been identified, but there are many variations in how symptoms develop.
What is the pathognomonic of schistosomiasis?
Gaucher disease
Who is affected by Gaucher disease?
This disease affects males and females. 1 of 100 people in the United States are carries of the most common type of Gaucher disease
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 are the causes of gauchers disease?
Gaucher disease is caused by a genetic defect in an enzyme called glucocerebroside. There are four different types of this disease. For more information about Gaucher disease visit Answers.com
Is Myelofibrosis associated with Gaucher's disease?
Yes
How did Gaucher's disease get its original name?
Tay-Sachs was named after Wamen Tay and Bernard Sachs Correction: Tay-Sachs was named after Warren Tay and Bernard Sachs
