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Successful treatment of Gaucher disease type 1 by enzyme replacement therapy over a 10-year duration in a Japanese pediatric patient: A case report

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    • Yuji Oto
    • Takeshi Inoue
    • So Nagai
    • Shinichiro Tanaka
    • Hisashi Itabashi
    • Masahisa Shiraisihi
    • Akihisa Nitta
    • Nobuyuki Murakami
    • Hiroyuki Ida
    • Tomoyo Matsubara
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    Affiliations: Department of Pediatrics, Saitama Medical Center, Dokkyo Medical University, Koshigaya, Saitama 343-8555, Japan, Department of Pediatrics, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo 105-8471, Japan
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Abstract

The prevalence of Gaucher disease (GD) in Japan is much lower than that in Western countries; therefore, data on Japanese pediatric patients with GD type 1 are currently limited. The present study reports on the case of a Japanese pediatric patient with GD type 1 who was diagnosed when she presented with hepatosplenomegaly, thrombocytopenia and slight anemia at the age of 2 years. Serology tests revealed high levels of acid phosphatase (ACP) and angiotensin‑converting enzyme (ACE). A bone marrow biopsy revealed the presence of Gaucher cells. Abdominal MRI indicated huge hepatosplenomegaly. Erlenmeyer flask deformity was observed on X‑ray examination. MRI of the femora featured a high‑intensity area within the diaphysis region. The enzymatic activity of leukocyte β‑glucosidase, the measurement of which is necessary for a definitive diagnosis of GD, had decreased to 186.7 nmol/h/mg (reference range, 1,424.0‑2,338.0 nmol/h/mg). Based on these results, the patient was clinically diagnosed with GD. Glucocerebrosidase gene analysis identified the compound heterozygote mutation of F213I (c.754T>A) on exon 7 and L444P (c.1448T>C) on exon 11. Enzyme replacement therapy (ERT) along with an intravenous infusion of 60 U/kg of imiglucerase every other week was initiated following diagnosis. Hemoglobin levels and the platelet count gradually improved and normalized after two years. ACP and ACE levels, biomarkers of the progression of GD, also improved. Abdominal MRI at six months after the initiation of ERT revealed a decrease in the size of the liver and spleen, which normalized after 1 year. Conversely, MRI of the femora indicated no improvement in the high‑intensity area within the diaphysis region for 10 years.
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Oto Y, Inoue T, Nagai S, Tanaka S, Itabashi H, Shiraisihi M, Nitta A, Murakami N, Ida H, Matsubara T, Matsubara T, et al: Successful treatment of Gaucher disease type 1 by enzyme replacement therapy over a 10-year duration in a Japanese pediatric patient: A case report. Exp Ther Med 21: 246, 2021.
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Oto, Y., Inoue, T., Nagai, S., Tanaka, S., Itabashi, H., Shiraisihi, M. ... Matsubara, T. (2021). Successful treatment of Gaucher disease type 1 by enzyme replacement therapy over a 10-year duration in a Japanese pediatric patient: A case report. Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine, 21, 246. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2021.9677
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Oto, Y., Inoue, T., Nagai, S., Tanaka, S., Itabashi, H., Shiraisihi, M., Nitta, A., Murakami, N., Ida, H., Matsubara, T."Successful treatment of Gaucher disease type 1 by enzyme replacement therapy over a 10-year duration in a Japanese pediatric patient: A case report". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 21.3 (2021): 246.
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Oto, Y., Inoue, T., Nagai, S., Tanaka, S., Itabashi, H., Shiraisihi, M., Nitta, A., Murakami, N., Ida, H., Matsubara, T."Successful treatment of Gaucher disease type 1 by enzyme replacement therapy over a 10-year duration in a Japanese pediatric patient: A case report". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 21, no. 3 (2021): 246. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2021.9677
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Oto Y, Inoue T, Nagai S, Tanaka S, Itabashi H, Shiraisihi M, Nitta A, Murakami N, Ida H, Matsubara T, Matsubara T, et al: Successful treatment of Gaucher disease type 1 by enzyme replacement therapy over a 10-year duration in a Japanese pediatric patient: A case report. Exp Ther Med 21: 246, 2021.
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Oto, Y., Inoue, T., Nagai, S., Tanaka, S., Itabashi, H., Shiraisihi, M. ... Matsubara, T. (2021). Successful treatment of Gaucher disease type 1 by enzyme replacement therapy over a 10-year duration in a Japanese pediatric patient: A case report. Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine, 21, 246. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2021.9677
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Oto, Y., Inoue, T., Nagai, S., Tanaka, S., Itabashi, H., Shiraisihi, M., Nitta, A., Murakami, N., Ida, H., Matsubara, T."Successful treatment of Gaucher disease type 1 by enzyme replacement therapy over a 10-year duration in a Japanese pediatric patient: A case report". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 21.3 (2021): 246.
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Oto, Y., Inoue, T., Nagai, S., Tanaka, S., Itabashi, H., Shiraisihi, M., Nitta, A., Murakami, N., Ida, H., Matsubara, T."Successful treatment of Gaucher disease type 1 by enzyme replacement therapy over a 10-year duration in a Japanese pediatric patient: A case report". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 21, no. 3 (2021): 246. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2021.9677
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