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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==
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