Types of GD

There are three types of Gaucher disease. The most common forms of Gaucher disease (Type 1) affects 1 in 100,000 of the general population but 1 in 850 of Jewish (Ashkenazi) descent, although not all those who inherit the mutated genes for this disorder will show symptoms.

In the rarer Neuronopathic (Type 2 and Type 3) gaucher disease, neurological symptoms occur which include an eye movemet disorder (oculomotor apraxia), unsteadiness (ataxia), fits, loss of skills and a central auditory processing disorder. Children with Type 2 Disease die within one or two years of birth.

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