Gaucher's disease
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Gaucher's disease
After Philippe C. Ernest Gaucher (1854–1918), French physician, who described it
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Waddington decided to look for a more challenging target disease that causes more severe effects earlier on, which led him to Gaucher’s disease.
From Nature ● Dec. 11, 2018
Acute neuronopathic Gaucher’s disease is one of the best candidates for treatment with prenatal gene therapy.
From Nature ● Dec. 11, 2018
The Aberdeen South MP, who was born with Gaucher's disease, a rare genetic condition which causes regular bone breakages, has chaired the All Party Group on Equalities and the All Party Group on Chronic Pain.
From BBC ● Dec. 31, 2010
The 55-year-old from Angus was born with Gaucher's disease, a rare genetic condition which causes regular bone breakages, and has used a wheelchair since 1984.
From BBC ● Dec. 31, 2010
The story of Ceredase starts with government-sponsored scientists who in 1965 found that Gaucher's disease resulted from the lack of an enzyme.
From Time Magazine Archive
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