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Early diagnosis of Gaucher disease in Korean patients with unexplained splenomegaly: a multicenter observational study

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Author(s)
Young Rok DoYunsuk ChoiMi Hwa HeoJin Seok KimJae-ho YoonJe-Hwan LeeJoon Seong ParkSang Kyun SohnSung Hyun KimSungnam LimJoo Seop ChungDeog-Yeon JoHyeon Seok EomHawk KimSo Yeon JeonJong-Ho WonHee Jeong LeeJung Won ShinJun-Ho JangSung-Soo Yoon
Keimyung Author(s)
Do, Young RokHeo, Mi Hwa
Department
Dept. of Internal Medicine (내과학)
Journal Title
Blood Res
Issued Date
2022
Volume
57
Issue
3
Keyword
Acid β-glucosidaseDried blood spotGaucher diseaseLysosomal storage disorderSplenomegalyThrombocytopenia
Abstract
Background:
Gaucher disease (GD) is an autosomal recessive disorder characterized by excessive accumulation of glucosylceramide in multiple organs. This study was performed to determine the detection rate of GD in a selected patient population with unexplained splenomegaly in Korea.

Methods:
This was a multicenter, observational study conducted at 18 sites in Korea between December 2016 and February 2020. Adult patients with unexplained splenomegaly were enrolled and tested for β-glucosidase enzyme activity on dried blood spots (DBS) and in peripheral blood leukocytes. Mutation analysis was performed if the test was positive or indeterminate for the enzyme assay. The primary endpoint was the percentage of patients with GD in patients with unexplained splenomegaly.

Results:
A total of 352 patients were enrolled in this study (male patients, 199; mean age, 48.42 yr). Amongst them, 14.77% of patients had concomitant hepatomegaly. The most common sign related to GD was splenomegaly (100%), followed by thrombocytopenia (44.32%) and, anemia (40.91%). The β-glucosidase activity assay on DBS and peripheral leukocytes showed abnormal results in sixteen and six patients, respectively. Eight patients were tested for the mutation, seven of whom were negative and one patient showed a positive mutation analysis result. One female patient who presented with splenomegaly and thrombocytopenia was diagnosed with type 1 GD. The detection rate of GD was 0.2841% (exact 95% CI, 0.0072‒1.5726).

Conclusion:
The detection rate of GD in probable high-risk patients in Korea was lower than expected. However, the role of hemato-oncologists is still important in the diagnosis of GD.
Keimyung Author(s)(Kor)
도영록
허미화
Publisher
School of Medicine (의과대학)
Type
Article
ISSN
2288-0011
Source
https://www.bloodresearch.or.kr/journal/view.html?doi=10.5045/br.2022.2022089
DOI
10.5045/br.2022.2022089
URI
https://kumel.medlib.dsmc.or.kr/handle/2015.oak/44453
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