Gaucher (pronounced "go-SHAY") disease is an inherited illness caused by a gene mutation. Normally, this gene is responsible for an enzyme called glucocerebrosidase that the body needs to break down a particular kind of fat called glucocerebroside. In people with Gaucher disease, the body is not able to properly produce this enzyme and the fat cannot be broken down. It then accumulates, mostly in [MORE] 1. Children with Gaucher's Disease - Information by Dr Ed Wraith about this disease in children. 2. Comprehensive Gaucher Treatment Center - Provides clinical evaluations for the diagnosis and treatment of patients with this disease. Information about the disease and the facility. 3. European Gaucher Alliance - Information about this international organization and the disease itself. 4. Gaucher Disease - A description of this disease and who gets it. A number to call for possible free testing. 5. Gaucher Disease - Information for patients, relatives, doctors and researchers from an independent charity. Over two hundred pages for use by patients and doctors. 6. Gaucher Disease - An in depth look at this disease and its causes, the different types, symptoms and treatment. 7. Gaucher Disease Treatment Centers - Provides links to Lysosomal Storage Disorder Treatment Centers, and centers with experience in caring for patients with Gaucher Disease, Fabry Disease, MPS-1 and other LSDs. 8. Gaucher Registry - Longitudinal, observational program that tracks the health outcomes of routine clinical practice for patients with Gaucher disease. 9. Gaucher Treatment Centers - Links to comprehensive treatment centers across the United States. 10. Gaucher's Disease - Information sheet compiled by NINDS, the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. 11. University Regional Gaucher Treatment Center - Provides clinical evaluations for the diagnosis and treatment of patients with this disease. Information about the disease as well as the facility. 12. Gaucher Disease Experience and Treatment - Personal page discussing the author's struggle with this rare condition, and participation in a study using Zavesca.

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