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…
Feeling ready to start a family doesn’t always mean being ready medically. For people living with Gaucher disease, the decision to have a baby often includes an additional step: making sure their health is in the right place first. Before trying to conceive, many Gaucher patients look to their…
Gaucher disease may alter how macrophages, key immune cells involved in the disease, produce energy and process fats, according to a new study using computational modeling. Based on their model, researchers identified a few genes that may help regulate these metabolic changes in Gaucher cells. The scientists called for…
