Haematologic manifestations of Gaucher’s disease (Review of literature)

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Gaucher's disease is a multisystemic disease developing due to deficiency of glucocerebrosidase and accumulation of glucosylceramide and glucosyl sphingosine in lisosomes of phagocytizing macrophages. A characteristic of all types of Gaucher's disease is given. The review pays a detailed attention to analysis of haematologic manifestations of Gaucher's disease, presents findings of modern research explaining their appearance in this disease.

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Nataliya S. Smetanina

Dmitry Rogachev Federal Research Centre of Paediatric Haematology, Oncology and Immunology, Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation; N.I.Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University

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Email: nataliya.smetanina@fnkc.ru
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