title: Gaucher's disease affecting the mandible and maxilla. Report of a case.
abstract: Gaucher's disease is a rare autosomal, recessive disorder characterized by deficiency of lyzosomal hydrolase glucocerebrosidase, and showing predilection for Ashkenazi Jews. A case of Gaucher's disease affecting both jaws and initially diagnosed by mandibular biopsy is described.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Hadassah School of Dental Medicine, Jerusalem, Israel.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lustmann
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ben-Yehuda
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Somer
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ulmansky
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005776:Gaucher Disease / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008336:Mandibular Diseases / Q000473:pathology; D008439:Maxillary Diseases / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged