Journal article
The definition of neuronopathic Gaucher disease
R Schiffmann, J Sevigny, A Rolfs, EH Davies, O Goker-Alpan, M Abdelwahab, A Vellodi, E Mengel, E Lukina, HW Yoo, T Collin-Histed, A Narita, T Dinur, S Revel-Vilk, D Arkadir, J Szer, M Wajnrajch, U Ramaswami, E Sidransky, A Donald Show all
Journal of Inherited Metabolic Disease | WILEY | Published : 2020
DOI: 10.1002/jimd.12235
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Abstract
Neuronopathic Gaucher disease (nGD) has a very wide clinical and genotypic spectrum. However, there is no consensus definition of nGD, including no description of how best to diagnostically separate the acute form—Gaucher type 2—from the subacute or chronic form—Gaucher type 3. In this article, we define the various forms of Gaucher disease with particular emphasis on the presence of gaze palsy in all patients with nGD. This consensus definition will help in both clinical diagnosis and appropriate patient recruitment to upcoming clinical trials.