Symbol
| GBA1
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Location
| 1q22
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Name
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Gaucher disease, types I |
Corresponding gene
|
GBA
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Main clinical features
|
corneal opacities and severe neonatal Gaucher disease type II with hydrops fetalis and/or ichtyosis, arthrogryposis, neuronal apoptosis and early death, macrophage enzyme replacement therapy is effective in the non neurological type I |
Genetic determination
| autosomal recessive |
Function/system disorder
| metabolism/lysosomal |
Type
| disease
|
Name
| glucosidase, beta, acid (GBA)
|
Gene mutation | Chromosome rearrangement | Effect | Comments |
|
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various types
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| four mutations N3705,C84-85 insG,IVS2 +1G to A, L444P account for more than 95p100 of cases in Askenazi Jews and about 50p100 of non-jewish patients
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