Gaucher Disease in Iraqi Children

ISBN-13: 9783330043398 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 64 str.

Rabab Farhan; Ausama Jamal

Opis

Gaucher disease (GD), the most common inherited lysosomal storage disorder, is a multiorgan disease due to an autosomal recessive defect of the gene encoding glucocerebrosidase enzyme. Our aim in this study is to spot light on the clinical and laboratory characteristics of children with Gaucher disease and to evaluate the outcome of enzyme replacement therapy in Iraq, As most of cases in the developing countries still under diagnosed.

O autorze

Assistant Prof. Dr. Rabab Farhan graduated from collage of medicine/ Baghdad university 1983, Candidate of Arab board in Pediatrics 1993.Assistant Professor of Pediatric Gastroenterology and liver disease/ Medical collage/ University of Baghdad. Consultant Pediatric gastroenterology in Children Welfare Teaching Hospital, Medical city, Baghdad.