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Title:

Functional retinal changes in Gaucher disease.

Document type:
Journal Article
Author(s):
Seidova, SF; Kotliar, K; Foerger, F; Klopfer, M; Lanzl, I
Abstract:
In Gaucher disease, sphingolipid glucosylceramide is accumulated in cells of the reticulo-endothelial system. This leads to the formation of "Gaucher cells," which are enlarged macrophages. In the eye, circumscript preretinal deposits are a pathognomonic feature. We describe the case of a 23-year-old woman with no subjective complaints but a reduced ERG response, leading to the suspicion that in addition to circumscript deposition diffuse accumulation of metabolic endproducts might be present in...     »
Journal title abbreviation:
Doc Ophthalmol
Year:
2009
Journal volume:
118
Journal issue:
2
Pages contribution:
151-4
Language:
eng
Fulltext / DOI:
doi:10.1007/s10633-008-9142-9
Pubmed ID:
http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18777184
Print-ISSN:
0012-4486
TUM Institution:
Klinik und Poliklinik für Augenheilkunde
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