Living with a chronic illness comes with challenges people often expect, such as regular medical testing, monitoring, and the occasional surprise. But one thing I’ve come to appreciate over the years is the value of having the right doctors in your corner. For people with rare conditions like Gaucher…
Treatment with Sanofi’s enzyme replacement therapy (ERT) Cerezyme (imiglucerase) during pregnancy was associated with favorable outcomes for women with type 1 Gaucher disease and their babies, according to data from an international patient registry. Among more than 100 pregnancies, most resulted in live births, and most infants…
Transient elastography, a noninvasive test that uses ultrasound to detect liver stiffness and fat, may be used to assess tissue scarring and excess fat in the liver of adults with type 1 Gaucher disease, a study showed. More severe liver scarring, or fibrosis, was significantly associated with higher blood…
