Gaucher disease: What is it? Doctor explains types, symptoms, treatment
Gaucher disease is a genetic disorder when the body is unable to break down certain fats, leading to fat accumulation in the ...
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Inability of cells to recycle fats can spell disease: Study reveals how a protein helps transport fats out of lysosomes
Diseases like Gaucher disease, Tay-Sachs disease, Niemann-Pick disease, and Pompe disease result from waste buildup in cells, leading to serious health issues. Dysfunctions of the lysosomal ...
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Harnessing Molecular Farming’s Potential
In 2012, the US Food and Drug Association (FDA) approved a plant-derived recombinant human β-glucocerebrosidase to treat Gaucher’s disease. 18 Researchers synthesized this therapeutic recombinant ...
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Dr. L. Lahut Uzman, Medical Investigator Here, Dies at Age of 39
Dr. Uzman showed that analysis of fat-like lipid, kerasin, as performed over the previous 40 years, was not enough to explain the peculiar Gaucher cells, sign of the disease. It is also necessary ...
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Rare diseases: Rising treatment costs a growing concern in Karnataka
Patients suffering from rare diseases are facing severe difficulties due to delays in receiving timely financial aid and ...
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Pfizer stakes a claim in plant cell–made biopharmaceuticals
Gaucher's disease is the most prevalent among the group ... “This was a unique opportunity to take advantage of their plant cell technology platform with this lead drug to perhaps provide ...
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Chandigarh: Rare disease patients at PGIMER also fighting long wait for treatment
Gaucher disease requires lifelong treatment ... “There is no coordination between the rare disease cell and the doctors, which leads to delays,” she said, suggesting that a WhatsApp group ...