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High frequency of missense mutations in glycogen storage disease type VI.
Journal of inherited metabolic disease - 1 Oct 2007
Beauchamp N J, Taybert J, Champion M P, Layet V, Heinz-Erian P, Dalton A, Tanner M S, Pronicka E, Sharrard M J
Abstract excerpt
Deficiency of liver glycogen phosphorylase in glycogen storage disease (GSD) type VI results in a reduced ability to mobilize glucose from glycogen. Six mutations of the PYGL gene, which encodes the liver isoform of the enzyme, have been identified in the literature. We have characterized eight patients from seven families with GSD type VI and identified 11 novel PYGL gene defects. The majority of the mutations...
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