Difference between revisions of "Gaucher disease"

'''Gaucher disease''' is the most common [[lysosomal storage diseases|lysosomal storage disease]].<ref name=pmid18466035>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Chen | first1 = M. | last2 = Wang | first2 = J. | title = Gaucher disease: review of the literature. | journal = Arch Pathol Lab Med | volume = 132 | issue = 5 | pages = 851-3 | month = May | year = 2008 | doi = 10.1043/1543-2165(2008)132[851:GDROTL]2.0.CO;2 | PMID = 18466035 }}</ref>

Despite being the most common in its grouping, it is still quite rare. Like most [[storage disorders]], it is inherited autosomal recessive; thus, it is seen more commonly in families where people are marry their cousins.