Gaucher disease
Alternative names:
glucocerebroside storage disease; GSDI
Prevention:
Genetic counseling is recommended for prospective parents
with a family history of Gaucher disease. Testing can determine
if parents carry the gene that could pass on the Gaucher disease.
A prenatal test can also tell if the fetus has Gaucher syndrome.
Decision-making is complicated by the availability of effective
treatments and ongoing therapeutic advances.
Updated Date: 06/22/00
Mark Levin, MD Co-Director of Hematology
and Oncology, Director of the Gaucher Treatment Center of
Brooklyn Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center
Brooklyn, NY
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