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How is Zavesca different from Enzyme Replacement Therapy (e.g. imiglucerase, velaglucerase)?

April 26, 2017different enzyme imiglucerase replacement therapy zavesca

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How is Zavesca different from Enzyme Replacement Therapy (e.g. imiglucerase, velaglucerase)?

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Currently, there are two ways to treat type 1 Gaucher disease. One way is to decrease the body’s over-accumulation of the harmful fatty substances by limiting production of glycosphingolipids. The other way is enzyme replacement therapy (ERT), where man-made enzyme is added to the body to help break down the fatty substances.