chitotriosidase
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From chitotriose.
Noun[edit]
chitotriosidase (plural chitotriosidases)
- (biochemistry) A chitinase whose activity is elevated in serum of patients suffering from lipid storage disorders
- 2015 June 23, Christine Serratrice, Laure Swiader, Jacques Serratrice, “Switching from imiglucerase to miglustat for the treatment of French patients with Gaucher disease type 1: a case series”, in Journal of Medical Case Reports[1], volume 9, :
- All three patients showed maintenance of platelets, hemoglobin and plasma chitotriosidase during a period of 4 to 8 years of subsequent miglustat therapy.