Bone density in type 1 gaucher disease
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Gregory M. Pastores; Sylvan Wallenstein; Robert J. Desnick; Marjorie M. Luckey
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Article
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2009
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American Society for Bone and Mineral Research
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English
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Skeletal involvement is a major source of complications in patients with Type 1 Gaucher disease. To investigate the bone density and potential usefulness of bone densitometry in Gaucher disease, dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry was used to measure the density of the lumbar spine, femoral neck, troch