Validating a New Severity Score System for Adults With Type 1 Gaucher Disease (GD1)

With the participation of an international consortium of investigators, the investigators will evaluate the validity of a new severity score system called DS3 for adult patients with Gaucher disease. The investigators hypothesize that initial DS3 scores will be predictive of both disease progression and patterns of response including imiglucerase dose sensitivity and completeness and maintenance of response and that sequential DS3 scores will accurately portray either clinical progression of disease or improvement in response to treatment. The investigators will also collect DNA specimens that in future research will be used in conjunction with the DS3 scores to evaluate determinants of the clinical course and the response to treatments for Gaucher disease.