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Gaucher's Disease in Southern Africa


P Beighton
S Sacks

Abstract

A review of the clinical features of Gaucher's disease is presented, with particular reference to 17 patients in South Africa. The management, prognosis, mode of inheritance and genetic risks are discussed. It is estimated that there may be as many as 50 affected individuals among the Ashkenazi Jews in South Africa.

S. Afr. Med. J., 48, 1295 (1974).

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