Adult-onset, or type 1, Gaucher's disease is an autosomal disorder, characterized by deficiency of a lysosomal enzyme, p-glucocerebrosidase. This results in the accumulation of a glycolipid, glucosylceramide, in distinctive "foam" cells which are seen in the bone marrow, reticuloendothelial tissue,
Caisson disease (compressed-air illness) of bone with a report of a case
โ Scribed by Valentine A. J. Swain
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1942
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 559 KB
- Volume
- 29
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0007-1323
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