Monoclonal gammopathies, benign blood conditions that can progress to certain blood cancers such as myeloma, are 10 times more common in people with Gaucher disease than in the general population, a study found. Researchers screened more than 500 patients and found that more than 30% of adults with…
For children and adults with Gaucher disease type 1 who are clinically stable on enzyme replacement treatment (ERT), spacing treatment to every three to four weeks appears to work as well as the usual every-two-week schedule, according to a study using data from France. Because spacing treatment also…
There are days when Gaucher disease feels like an interruption more than anything else. Not a crisis, and not even a central focus — just something that gets in the way. Life, on the other hand, is very full. I’m a stay-at-home mom to an active toddler while also…
