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Enzyme replacement therapy for Gaucher diseaseJoel Charrow
Children s Memorial Hospital, Division of Genetics, Birth Defects and Metabolism, Department of Pediatrics, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois 60614, USA
Expert Opin Biol Ther 9:121-31. 2009..Furthermore, they have served as a model for the treatment of other lysosomal storage diseases and inborn errors of metabolism...
A 3 year old with obesity and hypotonia. Prader-Willi syndromeJoel Charrow
Division of Genetics, Birth Defects, and the Genetics Laboratory, Childrens's Memeorial Hospital, Chicago, IL 60614, USA
Pediatr Ann 36:284-6. 2007
Different colored eyes. Waardenburg syndromeJoel Charrow
Division of Genetics, Birth Defects, and Metabolism and the Genetics Laboratory at Children's Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL 60614, USA
Pediatr Ann 36:277-8. 2007
Missing fingers and toes. Amnion rupture sequenceJoel Charrow
Division of Genetics, Birth Defects, and Metabolism and the Genetics Laboratory, Children's Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL 60614, USA
Pediatr Ann 36:269-70. 2007
A newborn with multiple congenital anomalies. Trisomy 18Joel Charrow
Division of Genetics, Birth Defects, and Metabolism and the Genetics Laboratory, Children's Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL 60614, USA
Pediatr Ann 36:263-4. 2007
The effect of enzyme replacement therapy on bone crisis and bone pain in patients with type 1 Gaucher diseaseJ Charrow
Department of Pediatrics, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA
Clin Genet 71:205-11. 2007..This study shows that significant improvements in symptoms of skeletal disease are achievable clinical outcomes and treatment goals in GD type 1...
Ashkenazi Jewish genetic disordersJoel Charrow
Department of Pediatrics, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, no 59, 2300 Children s Plaza, Illinois 60614, USA
Fam Cancer 3:201-6. 2004..The importance of genetic counseling in both the pre- and post-test phases of population screening is emphasized...
Enzyme replacement therapy and monitoring for children with type 1 Gaucher disease: consensus recommendationsJoel Charrow
Division of Genetics, Children's Memorial Hospital and the Department of Pediatrics, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois 60614, USA
J Pediatr 144:112-20. 2004
Gaucher disease: recommendations on diagnosis, evaluation, and monitoringJ Charrow
Department of Pediatrics, Children s Memorial Hospital and Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, Ill 60614, USA
Arch Intern Med 158:1754-60. 1998....
The Gaucher registry: demographics and disease characteristics of 1698 patients with Gaucher diseaseJ Charrow
Section of Clinical Genetics, Children s Memorial Hospital 59, 2300 Children s Plaza, Chicago, IL 60614, USA
Arch Intern Med 160:2835-43. 2000..This report describes the demographic and clinical characteristics of 1698 patients with GD before they received enzyme replacement therapy...
Late-onset optic pathway tumors in children with neurofibromatosis 1R Listernick
Department of Pediatrics, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA
Neurology 63:1944-6. 2004..Continued monitoring of individuals with NF1 into adulthood for the development of OPTs and for progression of known OPTs is warranted...
Knowledge and attitudes toward a free education and Ashkenazi Jewish carrier testing programG Hegwer
Center for Genetic Medicine and Graduate Program in Genetic Counseling, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois 60611, USA
J Genet Couns 15:61-70. 2006..05). In conclusion, this study demonstrated that an educational carrier screening program increased knowledge about the disorders and also produced mild anxiety regarding personal and reproductive risks...
Carboplatin therapy for optic pathway tumors in children with neurofibromatosis type-1R Listernick
Department of Pediatrics, Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, IL, USA
J Neurooncol 45:185-90. 1999..However, as disease stabilization of NF-1 associated OPT often occurs following clinical presentation, the clinician should document tumor progression or visual deterioration prior to the institution of therapy...
Gaucher disease and cancer incidence: a study from the Gaucher RegistryBarry E Rosenbloom
Tower Hematology Oncology Medical Group, Beverly Hills, CA 90211, USA
Blood 105:4569-72. 2005..However, there appears to be a significantly higher risk of multiple myeloma of which physicians should be aware when caring for these patients...
Individualization of long-term enzyme replacement therapy for Gaucher diseaseHans C Andersson
Human Genetics Program, Hayward Genetics Center, Tulane University Medical School, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Genet Med 7:105-10. 2005..In this review, we present recommendations for initial imiglucerase treatment and subsequent dose adjustments based on a schedule of regular assessment and monitoring, and achievement and maintenance of defined therapeutic goals...
Effectiveness of enzyme replacement therapy in 1028 patients with type 1 Gaucher disease after 2 to 5 years of treatment: a report from the Gaucher RegistryNeal J Weinreb
Department of Medicine, University Hospital, Tamarac, Florida 33321, USA
Am J Med 113:112-9. 2002..Previous studies in relatively small numbers of patients demonstrated short-term efficacy of this treatment. This study describes the effects of 2 to 5 years of treatment on specific manifestations of type 1 Gaucher disease...
Orbital optic nerve gliomas in children with neurofibromatosis type 1Janice Lasky Zeid
Division of Ophthalmology, Children s Memorial Hospital, Chicago, Illinois 60614, USA
J AAPOS 10:534-9. 2006..To describe the clinical course and treatment of symptomatic orbital optic nerve gliomas in children with neurofibromatosis type-1 (NF-1)...
Segmental neurofibromatosis in childhoodRobert Listernick
Department of Pediatrics, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois 60614, USA
Am J Med Genet A 121:132-5. 2003..Accurate diagnosis of segmental NF-1 is crucial for both management and genetic counseling...
Knowledge without truth: screening for complications of neurofibromatosis type 1 in childhoodRobert Listernick
Department of Pediatrics, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Am J Med Genet A 127:221-3. 2004
A newborn girl with hypotonia and respiratory failureJoel Charrow
Pediatr Ann 36:777, 781-2. 2007
Prevalence of type 1 Gaucher disease in the United StatesNeal J Weinreb
Arch Intern Med 168:326-7; author reply 327-8. 2008
Neuroimaging findings in children with rare or novel de novo chromosomal anomaliesLeon G Epstein
Northwestern University s Feinberg School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Chicago, Illinois 60611, USA
Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol 82:200-10. 2008..Moreover, many clinical genetic reports do not include neuroimaging...
Update of the Pompe disease mutation database with 107 sequence variants and a format for severity ratingMarian Kroos
Departments of Clinical Genetics and Pediatrics, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Hum Mutat 29:E13-26. 2008..Further, this article introduces a tool to rate the various mutations by severity, which will improve understanding of the genotype-phenotype correlation and facilitate the diagnosis and prognosis in Pompe disease...
Case challenges in geneticsJoel Charrow
Pediatr Ann 36:252-3. 2007
Sustained, long-term renal stabilization after 54 months of agalsidase beta therapy in patients with Fabry diseaseDominique P Germain
Assistance Publique Hopitaux de Paris, Paris, France
J Am Soc Nephrol 18:1547-57. 2007..Long-term agalsidase beta therapy stabilizes renal function in patients without renal involvement at baseline, maintains reduction of plasma GL-3, and sustains GL-3 clearance in capillary endothelial cells and multiple renal cell types...
Optic pathway gliomas in neurofibromatosis type 1: the effect of presenting symptoms on outcomeAllison King
Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, St. Louis Children's Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri 63110, USA
Am J Med Genet A 122:95-9. 2003..Based on these findings, we do not advocate "baseline" MRI in children with NF1, but strongly recommend that all children of the age 10 years and younger with NF1 have complete annual ophthalmologic evaluations...
Gaucher disease type 1: revised recommendations on evaluations and monitoring for adult patientsNeal J Weinreb
University Research Foundation for Lysosomal Storage Diseases, Department of Medicine, University Hospital, Tamarac, FL, USA
Semin Hematol 41:15-22. 2004..Additionally, reassessment should be performed whenever enzyme therapy dose is altered, or in case of significant clinical complication...
Paediatric non-neuronopathic Gaucher disease: recommendations for treatment and monitoringAntonio Baldellou
Unidad de Enfermedades Metabolicas, Hospital Infantil Miguel Servet, Po Isabel la Católica, 350009 Zaragoza, Spain
Eur J Pediatr 163:67-75. 2004..CONCLUSION: Through comprehensive and serial monitoring, ultimately, a therapeutic dose of enzyme therapy that achieves sustained benefits can be found for each child with non-neuronpathic Gaucher disease...
Neurofibromatosis-1 in childhoodRobert Listernick
Department of Pediatrics, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University Chicago, Illinois, USA
Adv Dermatol 20:75-115. 2004
Guidance on the use of miglustat for treating patients with type 1 Gaucher diseaseNeal J Weinreb
University Research Foundation for Lysosomal Storage Diseases and Northwest Oncology Hematology Associates PA, Coral Springs, Florida
Am J Hematol 80:223-9. 2005....
Pediatric non-neuronopathic Gaucher disease: presentation, diagnosis and assessment. Consensus statementsGregory A Grabowski
Division and Program in Human Genetics, Children s Hospital Research Foundation, Cincinnati, OH 45229 3039, USA
Eur J Pediatr 163:58-66. 2004..CONCLUSION: A thorough approach to baseline assessment will improve the understanding of childhood Gaucher disease, optimizing management to minimize impairment of growth and development and prevent irreversible symptoms...
A 15-month-old boy with macrocephalyJoel Charrow
Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA
Pediatr Ann 35:18, 21. 2006
An 11-year-old girl with multiple hyperpigmented maculesJoel Charrow
Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA
Pediatr Ann 35:325, 328. 2006
Development of a newborn screening follow-up algorithm for the diagnosis of isobutyryl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiencyDevin Oglesbee
Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota 55905, USA
Genet Med 9:108-16. 2007..To delineate the correct diagnosis, we have developed a follow-up algorithm for abnormal C4-acylcarnitine newborn screening results based on the comparison of biomarkers for both conditions...
An 11-day-old boy with lethargy, poor feeding, vomiting. Maple syrup urine diseaseJoel Charrow
Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Children's Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL, USA
Pediatr Ann 34:772-4. 2005
