Works Cited
“About Gaucher Disease.” Genzyme. Web. 4 Feb. 2014. <http://www.genzyme.co.uk/treatment-areas/gaucher.aspx>. This article about Gaucher’s Disease was useful for my project. It provided pronunciations, information on the different types of the disease, and a general idea of what it is. It also gave how many people are affected by Gaucher’s Disease and how common the different forms of it are.
“Diseases and Conditions: Gaucher’s Disease.” Mayo Clinic. Web. 5 Feb. 2014. <http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/gauchers-disease/in-depth/CON-20031396>. This website was very helpful for my project. It gave me lots of information about the effects of Gaucher’s Disease, including that it can lead to Dementia and Anemia.
“Gaucher, Ernest Philippe Charles.” BIU Santé. Web. 5 Feb. 2014. <http://www2.biusante.parisdescartes.fr/img/?refbiogr=6603&mod=s>. This photograph was useful because it shows the person who discovered Gaucher’s Disease, Philippe Gaucher. I used this in my website under the section ‘Gaucher’s Disease History’.
“Gaucher’s Disease.” Health Line. Web. 4 Feb. 2014. <http://www.healthline.com/health/gaucher-disease>. This website article on Gaucher’s Disease was very helpful. It gave an overview of Gaucher’s Disease, the symptoms, and the treatment. One thing that was especially useful for my project was the section on how it is caused.
“The History of Gaucher’s Disease.” gaucherdisease.org. Web. 4 Feb. 2014. <http://www.gaucherdisease.org.uk/brad_feb00.htm>. This website about Gaucher’s Disease was very helpful. It gave background information about Gaucher’s Disease, such as how it was discovered, who discovered it, and how the the treatment was invented. It was very interesting to learn how they conducted experiments to figure out how to treat this disease.
“NINDS Gaucher Disease Information Page.” National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. Web. 3 Feb. 2014. <http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/gauchers/gauchers.htm>. This website was very useful. It had lots of information, including what the symptoms are and the treatment for certain degrees of Gaucher’s Disease. It also had good useful information on the research being done on this disease.
“Pedigree displaying the inheritance of Gaucher’s Disease.” hinsdale86.org. Web. 6 Feb. 2014. <http://www.hinsdale86.org/staff/kgabric/Disease11/Gaucher/Gauchers_Disease.html>. This source provided a picture of a pedigree of Gaucher’s Disease and how you inherit it. I used it in my website under the section ‘How do you get Gaucher’s Disease?’.
This is a cut section of spleen from this case. Again note the fine granular appearance to the tissue/This is a low-power photomicrograph of normal spleen (left) and the spleen from this case (right). The loose appearance of the tissue in the Gaucher spleen is due to artifactual loss of tissue during histologic processing. Pathology Education Instructional Resource. Web. 6 Feb. 2014. <http://peir.path.uab.edu/wiki/IPLab:Lab_5:Gaucher_Disease#section_2>. This website’s photographs were very useful. They allowed me to understand the effects of Gaucher’s Disease on the body’s organs through their pictures of healthy spleens vs spleens with Gaucher’s Disease.
“About Gaucher Disease.” Genzyme. Web. 4 Feb. 2014. <http://www.genzyme.co.uk/treatment-areas/gaucher.aspx>. This article about Gaucher’s Disease was useful for my project. It provided pronunciations, information on the different types of the disease, and a general idea of what it is. It also gave how many people are affected by Gaucher’s Disease and how common the different forms of it are.
“Diseases and Conditions: Gaucher’s Disease.” Mayo Clinic. Web. 5 Feb. 2014. <http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/gauchers-disease/in-depth/CON-20031396>. This website was very helpful for my project. It gave me lots of information about the effects of Gaucher’s Disease, including that it can lead to Dementia and Anemia.
“Gaucher, Ernest Philippe Charles.” BIU Santé. Web. 5 Feb. 2014. <http://www2.biusante.parisdescartes.fr/img/?refbiogr=6603&mod=s>. This photograph was useful because it shows the person who discovered Gaucher’s Disease, Philippe Gaucher. I used this in my website under the section ‘Gaucher’s Disease History’.
“Gaucher’s Disease.” Health Line. Web. 4 Feb. 2014. <http://www.healthline.com/health/gaucher-disease>. This website article on Gaucher’s Disease was very helpful. It gave an overview of Gaucher’s Disease, the symptoms, and the treatment. One thing that was especially useful for my project was the section on how it is caused.
“The History of Gaucher’s Disease.” gaucherdisease.org. Web. 4 Feb. 2014. <http://www.gaucherdisease.org.uk/brad_feb00.htm>. This website about Gaucher’s Disease was very helpful. It gave background information about Gaucher’s Disease, such as how it was discovered, who discovered it, and how the the treatment was invented. It was very interesting to learn how they conducted experiments to figure out how to treat this disease.
“NINDS Gaucher Disease Information Page.” National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. Web. 3 Feb. 2014. <http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/gauchers/gauchers.htm>. This website was very useful. It had lots of information, including what the symptoms are and the treatment for certain degrees of Gaucher’s Disease. It also had good useful information on the research being done on this disease.
“Pedigree displaying the inheritance of Gaucher’s Disease.” hinsdale86.org. Web. 6 Feb. 2014. <http://www.hinsdale86.org/staff/kgabric/Disease11/Gaucher/Gauchers_Disease.html>. This source provided a picture of a pedigree of Gaucher’s Disease and how you inherit it. I used it in my website under the section ‘How do you get Gaucher’s Disease?’.
This is a cut section of spleen from this case. Again note the fine granular appearance to the tissue/This is a low-power photomicrograph of normal spleen (left) and the spleen from this case (right). The loose appearance of the tissue in the Gaucher spleen is due to artifactual loss of tissue during histologic processing. Pathology Education Instructional Resource. Web. 6 Feb. 2014. <http://peir.path.uab.edu/wiki/IPLab:Lab_5:Gaucher_Disease#section_2>. This website’s photographs were very useful. They allowed me to understand the effects of Gaucher’s Disease on the body’s organs through their pictures of healthy spleens vs spleens with Gaucher’s Disease.