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Gaucher disease type 3
Gaucher disease type 3: Introduction
Gaucher disease type 3: A rare inherited biochemical disorder characterized by the deficiency of the enzyme called glucocerebrosidase and accumulation of glycosylceramide (glucocerebroside). There are three forms of this disease: type 1, 2 and 3. Type 3 is a subacute neurological form which often first appears in childhood. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Gaucher disease type 3 is available below.
Symptoms of Gaucher disease type 3
- Fatigue
- Easy bruising
- Enlarged abdomen
- Enlarged liver and spleen
- Portal hypertension
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Gaucher disease type 3: Complications
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- Restrictive lung disease
- Bone fractures
- Infarctions
- Necrosis
- Pain
- Thrombocytopenia
- Anemia
- more complications...»
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Definitions of Gaucher disease type 3:
Gaucher disease type 3 is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Gaucher disease type 3, or a subtype of Gaucher disease type 3,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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