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Glycogen storage disease type I: diagnosis and phenotype/genotype correlation.
European journal of pediatrics - 1 Oct 2002
Matern Dietrich, Seydewitz Hans Hermann, Bali Deeksha, Lang Christine, Chen Yuan-Tsong
Abstract excerpt
UNLABELLED: Glycogen storage disease type Ia (GSD Ia) is caused by mutations in the G6PC gene encoding the phosphatase of the microsomal glucose-6-phosphatase system. GSD Ia is characterized by hepatomegaly, hypoglycemia, lactic acidemia, hyperuricemia, hyperlipidemia and short stature. Other forms of GSD I (GSD I non-a) are characterized by the additional symptom of frequent infections caused by neutropenia and...
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