Nine-year experience in Gaucher disease diagnosis at the Spanish reference center Fundacion Jimenez Diaz.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Fundación Jiménez Díaz (FJD) is a reference center for genetic diagnosis of Gaucher disease (GD) in Spain. Genetic analyses of acid β-glucosidase (GBA) gene using different techniques were performed to search for new mutations, in addition to those previously and most frequently found in the Spanish population. Additionally, the study of the chitotriosidase (CHIT1) gene was used to assess the inflammatory status of patients in the follow-up of enzyme replacement therapy (ERT). We present the genetic data gathered during the last nine years at FJD.

Methods

Blood samples from patients with suspected GD were collected for enzymatic and genetic analyses. The genetic analysis was performed on DNA from 124 unrelated suspected cases and 57 relatives from 20

SUBMITTER: Ortiz-Cabrera NV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5109262 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature