HoFH CASCADE Registry

Mary P. McGowan, MD, chief medical officer of the Family Heart Foundation provides an overview of the CASCADE registry focused on patients with homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HoFH).     HoFH is a rare genetic disorder that results in severe...

SORD Deficiency Explained

Shoshana Shendelman, PhD, President and Chief Executive Officer of Applied Therapeutics, provides an overview of sorbitol dehydrogenase (SORD) deficiency.     SORD Deficiency is a rare genetic disorder that affects the body’s ability to metabolize...

Gaucher Disease: Diagnosis and Awareness

Gaucher disease (GD) is a rare, autosomal recessive lysosomal storage disorder, in which deficiency of the enzyme glucocerebrosidase leads to the accumulation of its substrate glucocerebroside throughout the body, primarily in the spleen, liver, and bone marrow. The...