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SynthesisInternational journal of molecular sciences2020

Value of Glucosylsphingosine (Lyso-Gb1) as a Biomarker in Gaucher Disease: A Systematic Literature Review.

Shoshana Revel-Vilk, Maria Fuller, Ari Zimran

Registry-linked trialOpen access · goldAbstract readSystematic Review
In one paragraph

Synthesis in International journal of molecular sciences, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06258577 (Screening for Gaucher Disease and Acid Sphingomyelinase Deficiency From Taiwanese Candidates With Splenomegaly and/or Thrombocytopenia), which is not on this map. Cited by 62 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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62citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
6.7field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT06258577 not yet recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2024, after this paper: background citation

Screening for Gaucher Disease and Acid Sphingomyelinase Deficiency From Taiwanese Candidates With Splenomegaly and/or Thrombocytopenia

TypeobservationalSponsorChung-Hsing WangRan2024 to 2028Enrolled50ConditionsGaucher Disease
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

62 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 93 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Guideline
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  6. Review
  7. Early Diagnosis of Gaucher Disease and ASMD in Sardinia: The "Ichnos" Project.Mediterranean journal of hematology and infectious diseases · 2026
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  8. Review
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  10. Gaucher disease, state of the art and perspectives.Journal of internal medicine · 2025
    Review
  11. Article
  12. Newborn Screening for Gaucher Disease: The New Jersey Experience.International journal of neonatal screening · 2025
    Article
  13. Identification of Novel Mutations in Patients Affected by Gaucher Disease.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
    Article
  14. Article
  15. Deciphering metabolic shifts in Gaucher disease type 1: a multi-omics study.Journal of molecular medicine (Berlin, Germany) · 2025
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  17. MyGauchmHealth · 2025
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2 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Shoshana Revel-VilkGaucher Unit, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Shmu'el Bait St 12, 9103102 Jerusalem, Israel.ORCID 0000-0001-9151-0337
Maria FullerGenetics and Molecular Pathology, SA Pathology at Women's and Children's Hospital, North Adelaide, SA 5006, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-9092-8942
Ari ZimranGaucher Unit, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Shmu'el Bait St 12, 9103102 Jerusalem, Israel.ORCID 0000-0003-0077-8608
Hebrew University of Jerusalem · ILSouth Australia Pathology · AU

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The challenges in the diagnosis, prognosis, and monitoring of Gaucher disease (GD), an autosomal recessive inborn error of glycosphingolipid metabolism, can negatively impact clinical outcomes. This systematic literature review evaluated the value of glucosylsphingosine (lyso-Gb1), as the most reliable biomarker currently available for the diagnosis, prognosis, and disease/treatment monitoring of patients with GD. Literature searches were conducted using MEDLINE, Embase, PubMed, ScienceOpen, Science.gov, Biological Abstracts, and Sci-Hub to identify original research articles relevant to lyso-Gb1 and GD published before March 2019. Seventy-four articles met the inclusion criteria, encompassing 56 related to pathology and 21 related to clinical biomarkers. Evidence for lyso-Gb1 as a pathogenic mediator of GD was unequivocal, although its precise role requires further elucidation. Lyso-Gb1 was deemed a statistically reliable diagnostic and pharmacodynamic biomarker in GD. Evidence supports lyso-Gb1 as a disease-monitoring biomarker for GD, and some evidence supports lyso-Gb1 as a prognostic biomarker, but further study is required. Lyso-Gb1 meets the criteria for a biomarker as it is easily accessible and reliably quantifiable in plasma and dried blood spots, enables the elucidation of GD molecular pathogenesis, is diagnostically valuable, and reflects therapeutic responses. Evidentiary standards appropriate for verifying inter-laboratory lyso-Gb1 concentrations in plasma and in other anatomical sites are needed.

Indexed as

BiomarkersBrainChromatography, High Pressure LiquidGaucher DiseaseGene ExpressionGlucosylceramidaseHumansLiverLysosomesMonitoring, PhysiologicPsychosineSpleenTandem Mass SpectrometryBiomarkersGlucosylceramidasePsychosinesphingosyl beta-glucosidebiomarkerGaucher diseaseglucosylsphingosinelyso-Gb1lysosomal storage disordersystematic literature review

Identifiers

PMID32998334
PMCPMC7584006
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