Dear Editor, Amyloidosis represents a family of diseases characterized by the deposition of proteinaceous material in the extracellular space that, by forming insoluble clusters on various tissues and organs, affects its function.
Gaucher disease (GD), is an autosomal recessive lysosomal storage disease that is due to mutations in the glucocerebrosidase (GC) gene, with a prevalence of 1/57,000 to 1/75,000 births worldwide and significantly more common among the Ashkenazi Jewish heritage. GD is categorized into three clinical types4 and the clinical manifestations result from the accumulation of the lipid-laden macrophages in the spleen, ...