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Quantification of Bone Marrow Involvement in Gaucher Disease With Proton MR Spectroscopy, Correlation With Bone Marrow Burden Score, Genotype and Disease Severity Score for Pediatric Patients
In Brief
An observational study for Gaucher. Completed, enrolled 24 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
The bone status in Gaucher disease is very difficult to monitor precisely in children. This is a major problem because lack of optimal treatment, especially enzyme replacement, may cause irreversible severe bone damage that will impact an affected person's life. Currently, there are qualitative (subjective) methods, such as Magnetic resonance Imaging (MRI), to gauge the response to treatment. A quantitative (objective) measurement of Gaucher cell presence and activity in bone marrow could help with more precise and accurate monitoring of bone marrow disease in patients both treated and not (yet) being treated with enzyme replacement. The investigators will evaluate the efficacy of Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (MRS) as a quantitative assessment of bone marrow involvement in Children with Gaucher, and examine how this result correlates with semiquantitative MRI scales and overall disease severity.