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Null mutations and lethal congenital form of glycogen storage disease type IV.
Biochemical and biophysical research communications - 21 Sept 2007
Assereto Stefania, van Diggelen Otto P, Diogo Luisa, Morava Eva, Cassandrini Denise, Carreira Isabel, de Boode Willem-Pieter, Dilling Jildau, Garcia Paula, Henriques Margarida, Rebelo Olinda, ter Laak Henk, Minetti Carlo, Bruno Claudio
Abstract excerpt
Glycogen branching enzyme deficiency (glycogen storage disease type IV, GSD-IV) is a rare autosomal recessive disorder of the glycogen synthesis with high mortality. Two female newborns showed severe hypotonia at birth and both died of cardiorespiratory failure, at 4 and 12 weeks, respectively. In both patients, muscle biopsies showed deposits of PAS-positive diastase-resistant material and biochemical analysis...
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