The National Gaucher Foundation will hold an informational meeting on Gaucher Disease in Ft. Lauderdale, FL on February 26. The event will take place at the Double Tree from 12-3 in the afternoon. Lunch will be served. The session will offer attendees time to have questions answered about the treatment of Gaucher Disease. For more […]
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Gaucher’s Disease: An Overview
MEDICAL NEWS April 14, 2011
Gaucher’s disease is a rare lysosomal storage disorder that affects approximately 10,000 people worldwide. This disorder comes about when there aren’t enough glucocerebrosidase enzymes present to properly breakdown fat molecules and they begin to accumulate. This accumulation occurs within cell walls, and when it becomes too much, the cell swells to much larger than its […]
Fabry Disease
MEDICAL NEWS March 8, 2011
Our bodies contain a number of enzymes which break down compounds and make it easier to digest and remove certain particles from our systems. Some of these enzymes help us break down food, while others go after compounds our bodies deem foreign and remove them to prevent us from getting sick. One enzyme in particular, […]