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Diagnosis of Gaucher disease type 3

Gaucher disease type 3 Diagnosis: Book Excerpts

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Gaucher's disease: Diagnosis
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))

Confirming diagnosis  Bone marrow aspiration showing Gaucher’s cells and direct assay of glucocerebrosidase activity, which can be performed on venous blood, confirms this diagnosis.

Supportive laboratory results include increased serum acid phosphatase level, decreased platelets and serum iron level and, in Type III, abnormal EEG after infancy.

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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005


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