Alternative titles and symbols : Gd II; Gaucher disease, acute neuronopathic type;
Description : Type II Gaucher disease is an acute neuronopathic form of the disorder with onset
in infancy and death often by 2 years of age. Patients are usually normal at birth,
but develop hepatosplenomegaly, developmental regression, and growth arrest within
a few months of age. Neurologic deterioration proceeds rapidly, with cranial nerve
and extrapyramidal tract involvement (Stone et al., 2000).;
Inheritance : Autosomal recessive;
Molecular basis : Caused by mutation in the acid beta-glucosidase gene (GBA, 606463.0001);