Table 1

Demographic data and baseline characteristics for the 26 study patients

ParameterValue
Sex, n (%)  
    Female 16 (62) 
    Male 10 (38) 
Ethnicity, n (%)  
    Ashkenazi Jewish 7 (27) 
    Non-Jewish white 16 (62) 
    Other 3 (12) 
Age, y  
    Mean (SD) 34 (13) 
    Median 31 
    Minimum, maximum 18, 60 
Acid β-glucosidase,* nmol/h/mg  
    Mean (SD) 0.47 (0.77) 
    Median 0.22 
    Minimum, maximum 0, 3.79 
Gaucher genotype, n (%)  
    N370S/N370S 3 (12) 
    N370S/ L444P 8 (31) 
    N370S/ other 11 (42) 
    L444P/ other 3 (12) 
    Other 1 (4) 
Hemoglobin level, g/dL  
    Mean (SD) 11.1 (1.7) 
    Median 11.4 
    Minimum, maximum 8.1, 14.6 
Platelet count, n/mm3  
    Mean (SD) 66 442 (20 118) 
    Median 59 500 
    Minimum, maximum 39 000, 105 500 
Spleen volume, MN  
    Mean (SD) 20.0 (12.8) 
    Median 14.6 
    Minimum, maximum 8.2, 59.7 
Liver volume, MN  
    Mean (SD) 1.8 (0.6) 
    Median 1.7 
    Minimum, maximum 0.8, 3.9 
Chitotriosidase,nmol/h/mL (n = 24)  
    Mean (SD) 9168 (5395) 
    Median 8263 
    Minimum, maximum 1962, 23 759 
ParameterValue
Sex, n (%)  
    Female 16 (62) 
    Male 10 (38) 
Ethnicity, n (%)  
    Ashkenazi Jewish 7 (27) 
    Non-Jewish white 16 (62) 
    Other 3 (12) 
Age, y  
    Mean (SD) 34 (13) 
    Median 31 
    Minimum, maximum 18, 60 
Acid β-glucosidase,* nmol/h/mg  
    Mean (SD) 0.47 (0.77) 
    Median 0.22 
    Minimum, maximum 0, 3.79 
Gaucher genotype, n (%)  
    N370S/N370S 3 (12) 
    N370S/ L444P 8 (31) 
    N370S/ other 11 (42) 
    L444P/ other 3 (12) 
    Other 1 (4) 
Hemoglobin level, g/dL  
    Mean (SD) 11.1 (1.7) 
    Median 11.4 
    Minimum, maximum 8.1, 14.6 
Platelet count, n/mm3  
    Mean (SD) 66 442 (20 118) 
    Median 59 500 
    Minimum, maximum 39 000, 105 500 
Spleen volume, MN  
    Mean (SD) 20.0 (12.8) 
    Median 14.6 
    Minimum, maximum 8.2, 59.7 
Liver volume, MN  
    Mean (SD) 1.8 (0.6) 
    Median 1.7 
    Minimum, maximum 0.8, 3.9 
Chitotriosidase,nmol/h/mL (n = 24)  
    Mean (SD) 9168 (5395) 
    Median 8263 
    Minimum, maximum 1962, 23 759 

MN indicates multiples of normal.

*

Normal range for acid β-glucosidase is 5.22 to 9.12 nmol/h/mg.

Normal range for chitotriosidase is < 15 to 181 nmol/h/mL. Two patients who were homozygous for the common inactivating CHIT1 mutation were excluded from this analysis.

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