3 Types of Gaucher Disease
Experts have identified three different types of Gaucher disease:
Type 1 (non-neuronopathic)
The most common form, Type 1 affects 1 in 40,000 to 60,000 individuals in the general population1. Type 1 does not affect the brain or nervous system. Some patients with Type 1 Gaucher disease have no symptoms, while others develop serious symptoms that can be life threatening.
Type 2 (acute neuronopathic)
Type 2 Gaucher disease is more rare, affecting fewer than 1 in 100,0001. However, people with Type 2 generally have more severe effects than Type 1. Children develop signs and symptoms of Type 2 Gaucher disease within the first year of life, and may suffer major neurological problems as well as other symptoms. Many do not live past age two.
Type 3 (chronic neuronopathic)
Type 3 is also rare and affects fewer than 1 in 100,000 people1. This form may also cause neurological signs and symptoms, but they are less severe than in Type 2 Gaucher disease. Signs and symptoms appear in early to late childhood, and patients with Type 3 Gaucher disease live well into adulthood.
1 Damiano AM, Pastores GM, Ware, JE. Jr. The health-related quality of life of adults with Gaucher's disease receiving enzyme replacement therapy: results from a retrospective study. Qual. Life Res. 1998; 7:373-386; Morales, LE. Gaucher’s Disease: A Review. Ann Pharmacother 1996;30:381-8.
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