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'''Gaucher disease''' a rare thingy seen in people that marry their cousins. | '''Gaucher disease''' a lysosomal storage disease. It is a rare thingy seen in people that marry their cousins. | ||
==Pathology== | |||
*Accumulation of ''glucocerebroside'' in monocytes/macrophages due to deficiency of ''glucocerebrosidase''.<ref name=emedicine>URL: [http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/944157-overview http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/944157-overview]. Accessed on: 3 December 2010.</ref> | |||
===Subtypes=== | |||
*There are several. | |||
*All are autosomal recessive.<ref name=emedicine/> | |||
===Clinical=== | |||
*Pancytopenia - due to marrow replacement. (???) | |||
*Hepatosplenomegaly. | |||
==Microscopic== | ==Microscopic== | ||