The National Gaucher Foundation (NGF) is an independent nonprofit organization that serves U.S. patients with Gaucher disease and their families.
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Community What We Know About the 3 Types of Gaucher Disease (Sponsored)
While separating the three types of Gaucher disease is useful for diagnosis, researchers today see them as a spectrum of characteristics that blend together. Symptoms and disease progression are highly variable among individuals, even those with the same disease type or genetic mutation. Types of Gaucher Disease Gaucher disease is an inherited disorder where the…
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Community How Researchers Uncovered the Gaucher Carrier Rate (Sponsored)
Today, researchers are working on complex problems related to Gaucher disease like finding drugs to treat neurological forms of the disease and understanding its complicated relationship with Parkinson’s disease. But 37 years ago, scientists were struggling to grasp how many people even had Gaucher disease, let alone how many were asymptomatic carriers capable of passing…
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Sponsored Brian’s Story: Finding a Treatment for Type 1 Gaucher
Brian Berman is president and chief executive officer of the National Gaucher Foundation (NGF). Diagnosed at the age of 4 with Type 1 Gaucher disease after suffering critical and worsening symptoms, Mr. Berman’s initial prognosis was grim. His parents refused to watch their son die without a fight. They found Dr. Roscoe Brady, who was…
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