Study objectives: - Investigate the anti-HCV response in patients with Gaucher disease(GD) - Define the potential role of high levels of Glucocerebroside in the immune system Study hypothesis: High levels of Glucocerebroside can be used as a tool in the antiviral treatment of hepatitis C by potentiating the immune response of natural killer T cells and dendritic cells
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There is one SNP
Of these mutations, N370S (or 1226G) occurs in 1 out of 17 Ashkenazi individuals, leading to a disease frequency of 1:850 in this ethnic group. --- N370S ---