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Definition of Gaucher's disease

1. Noun. A rare chronic disorder of lipid metabolism of genetic origin.

Medical Definition of Gaucher's disease

1. A chronic congenital disease of lipid metabolism caused by a deficiency of the beta-glucocerebrosidase enzyme. The defect is most common in Ashkenazi Jews. Clinical features are hepatosplenomegaly (enlargement of liver and spleen) and in severe early onset forms of the disease, with neurological dysfunction. Inheritance: autosomal recessive. (27 Sep 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Gaucher's Disease

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