Baseline characteristic | Cohort A N = 45 (%)(Dx ≤1994) | Cohort B N = 53 (%)(Dx ≥ 1995) | Total (n = 98) N (%) | Diff. |
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Gender M/F (%) | 27/18 (60/40) | 31/22 (58.5/41.5) | 58/40 (59.2/48.8) | NS |
Age at Dx (years) | 9.0 (05–16.5) | 5.7 (0.2–15.9) | 7.2 (0.2–16.5) | p < 0.001 |
Patient/sibling (%) | 39/6 (86.7/13.3) | 47/6 (88.7/11.3) | 86/12 (87.7/12.3) | NS |
GD1/GD3 | 40/5 (88.9%/11.1%) | 40/13 (75.5%/24.5%) | 80/18 (81.6/18.4) | NS |
Pediatric Gaucher Severity Index score | ||||
Mild | 22 (53.7) | 29 (60.4) | 51 (52.0) | NS |
Moderate | 7 (17.1) | 17 (35.4) | 24 (24.5) | NS |
Severe | 12 (29.3) | 2 (4.2) | 14 (14.3) | P = 0.045 |
Symptoms and signs at diagnosis | ||||
Splenomegaly | 45 (100) | 47 (88.6) | 92 (93.9) | NS |
Hepatomegaly | 27* (60%) | 40 (75.5) | 67 (68.4) | p = 793 |
Splenectomy | 15 (39.5%) | 4 (7.8) | 19 (19.4) | p < 0.001 |
Anemia or thrombocytopenia | 30 (83.3%) | 30 (66.7) | 60 (61.2) | p = 0.047 |
Mean Hb (range) g/dL | 11.4 (8.0–14.7) | 11.3 (6.9–13.8) | 11.4 (6.9–14.7) | NS |
Mean Platelets count (range) | 89.3 (21–200) × 109/L | 128.3 (44–363) × 109/L | 112.9 (21–363) | p < 0.001 |
Other characteristics & biomarkers | ||||
Bone symptomatology | 21 (50) (3missing) | 12 (26.7) (8 missing) | 33 (37.9, 11 missing) | p < 0.001 |
Bone pain (only) | 5 (11.9) | 3 (6.7) | 8 (9.2) | NS |
Vascular bone complication | 16 (38.1%) | 9 (20.0) | 25 (25.5) | p = 0.025 |
Chitotriosidase | 17,277 (1,123–65,497) | 11,038 (370–38,882) | 12,437 (370–65497) | NS |
CCL18/PARC | 271 (151–552) | 1,273 (105–3763) | 1,023 (105–3,763) | NS |
Genotypes GD1 | ||||
N370S/N370S | 1 (2.2) | 1 (1.9) | 2 (2.0) | NS |
N370S/L444P | 13 (28.9) | 14 (26.4) | 27 (27.5) | NS |
N370S/Other | 25 (55.6) | 22 (41.5) | 47 (47.9) | NS |
Other/Other | 1 (2.2) | 3 (6.7) | 4 (4.08) | |
Genotypes GD 3 | ||||
L444P/L444P | 0 (0) | 7 (13.2) | 7 (7.1) | - |
L444P/Other | 3 (6.7) | 2 (3.8) | 5 (5.1) | NS |
Other/Other | 2 (4.4) | 4 (7.5) | 6 (6.12) | NS |