2016
Varied autopsy findings in five treated patients with Gaucher disease and parkinsonism include the absence of Gaucher cells
Monestime G, Borger DK, Kim J, Lopez G, Allgaeuer M, Jain D, Vortmeyer A, Wang HW, Sidransky E. Varied autopsy findings in five treated patients with Gaucher disease and parkinsonism include the absence of Gaucher cells. Molecular Genetics And Metabolism 2016, 118: 55-59. PMID: 26992326, DOI: 10.1016/j.ymgme.2016.02.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutopsy findingsGaucher diseaseDose/durationEnzyme replacement therapySpleen statusPathological findingsReplacement therapyDisease burdenPathological studiesGaucher cellsPatientsHematological symptomsExtensive involvementTherapyParkinsonismDiseaseMultiple tissuesComplete absenceFindingsAutopsiesSymptomsPathologyBiomarkersCare
2014
Glucocerebrosidase 2 gene deletion rescues type 1 Gaucher disease
Mistry PK, Liu J, Sun L, Chuang WL, Yuen T, Yang R, Lu P, Zhang K, Li J, Keutzer J, Stachnik A, Mennone A, Boyer JL, Jain D, Brady RO, New MI, Zaidi M. Glucocerebrosidase 2 gene deletion rescues type 1 Gaucher disease. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2014, 111: 4934-4939. PMID: 24639522, PMCID: PMC3977292, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1400768111.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsType 1 Gaucher's diseaseBone formation defectGaucher diseaseSerum ceramide levelsBone formation rateEnzyme replacement therapyViable therapeutic targetGD1 patientsGBA deficiencyEnhanced elevationTherapeutic targetBone volumeMononuclear phagocytesClinical phenotypeGBA geneConditional deletionBioactive lipidsSphingosine levelsDevelopment of inhibitorsCeramide levelsLysosomal glucocerebrosidasePatientsNanomolar concentrationsDiseaseMice
2012
Gaucher disease gene GBA functions in immune regulation
Liu J, Halene S, Yang M, Iqbal J, Yang R, Mehal WZ, Chuang WL, Jain D, Yuen T, Sun L, Zaidi M, Mistry PK. Gaucher disease gene GBA functions in immune regulation. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2012, 109: 10018-10023. PMID: 22665763, PMCID: PMC3382552, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1200941109.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGaucher diseaseHematopoietic stem cellsImmune regulationDisease severityGBA geneWidespread immune dysregulationB cell recruitmentPeripheral lymphoid organsT cell maturationLyso-GL1Immune dysregulationT helperImmune defectsTh2 cytokinesEarly thymic progenitorsLymphoid organsAntigen presentationGBA deficiencyGBA mutationsSevere diseaseClassic manifestationsClinical observationsGCase deficiencyBone marrowMature thymocytesPhenotype diversity in type 1 Gaucher disease: discovering the genetic basis of Gaucher disease/hematologic malignancy phenotype by individual genome analysis
Lo SM, Choi M, Liu J, Jain D, Boot RG, Kallemeijn WW, Aerts JM, Pashankar F, Kupfer GM, Mane S, Lifton RP, Mistry PK. Phenotype diversity in type 1 Gaucher disease: discovering the genetic basis of Gaucher disease/hematologic malignancy phenotype by individual genome analysis. Blood 2012, 119: 4731-4740. PMID: 22493294, PMCID: PMC3367875, DOI: 10.1182/blood-2011-10-386862.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenome analysisGenetic basisCancer phenotypeWhole exome captureNovel mutationsGenomic analysisPhenotype annotationsPhenotype diversityParallel sequencingHomozygosity mappingT-cell acute lymphoblastic lymphomaGenetic modifiersNovel insightsGene sequencingGaucher diseaseMalignancy phenotypeMutationsLysosomal accumulationPhenotypeHomozygous novel mutationPathogenic mutationsGenesMSH6 proteinsSequencingEnzyme studies
2010
Glucocerebrosidase gene-deficient mouse recapitulates Gaucher disease displaying cellular and molecular dysregulation beyond the macrophage
Mistry PK, Liu J, Yang M, Nottoli T, McGrath J, Jain D, Zhang K, Keutzer J, Chuang WL, Mehal WZ, Zhao H, Lin A, Mane S, Liu X, Peng YZ, Li JH, Agrawal M, Zhu LL, Blair HC, Robinson LJ, Iqbal J, Sun L, Zaidi M. Glucocerebrosidase gene-deficient mouse recapitulates Gaucher disease displaying cellular and molecular dysregulation beyond the macrophage. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2010, 107: 19473-19478. PMID: 20962279, PMCID: PMC2984187, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1003308107.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsType 1 Gaucher diseaseThymic T cellsGene-deficient miceOsteoblastic bone formationWorthwhile therapeutic targetDendritic cellsSevere osteoporosisAutoimmune diseasesWidespread dysfunctionCytokine measurementsT cellsCell lineagesParkinson's diseaseTherapeutic targetGBA1 geneMononuclear phagocytesGaucher diseaseGlucocerebrosidase deficiencyMolecular dysregulationDiseaseInhibitory effectBone formationMultiple cell lineagesMesenchymal cell lineagesMacrophagesHyperferritinemia and iron overload in type 1 Gaucher disease
Stein P, Yu H, Jain D, Mistry PK. Hyperferritinemia and iron overload in type 1 Gaucher disease. American Journal Of Hematology 2010, 85: 472-476. PMID: 20575041, PMCID: PMC2895498, DOI: 10.1002/ajh.21721.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnzyme replacement therapyType 1 Gaucher's diseaseSystemic iron overloadIron overloadGaucher diseaseLiver biopsySerum ferritinReplacement therapyTransferrin saturationHFE genotypeHFE mutationsType 1 Gaucher diseaseSubset of patientsSeverity Score IndexCorrelation of ferritinClinical iron overloadSevere hyperferritinemiaDisease activityPrior splenectomyFerritin levelsClinical spectrumHFE genotypingLiver volumeIntact spleenHigh prevalenceExpanding spectrum of the association between Type 1 Gaucher disease and cancers: A series of patients with up to 3 sequential cancers of multiple types—Correlation with genotype and phenotype
Lo SM, Stein P, Mullaly S, Bar M, Jain D, Pastores GM, Mistry PK. Expanding spectrum of the association between Type 1 Gaucher disease and cancers: A series of patients with up to 3 sequential cancers of multiple types—Correlation with genotype and phenotype. American Journal Of Hematology 2010, 85: 340-345. PMID: 20425796, PMCID: PMC2875938, DOI: 10.1002/ajh.21684.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsType 1 Gaucher's diseaseGaucher diseaseMultiple myelomaMultiple malignanciesMultiple cancersEnzyme replacement therapy statusDiagnosis of GD1Initiation of ERTRate of splenectomySeries of patientsSystemic macrophage activationTypes of malignanciesLymphoma/leukemiaAccumulation of glucosylceramideAsplenic patientsGBA1 genotypeGD1 patientsSequential cancersFirst cancerSplenectomy statusTherapy statusNonhematologic malignanciesHematologic malignanciesIntact spleenProstate cancer