Article
Sibling phenotype concordance in classical infantile Pompe disease.
American journal of medical genetics. Part A - 1 Nov 2007
Smith Wendy E, Sullivan-Saarela Jennifer A, Li Jennifer S, Cox Gerald F, Corzo Deyanira, Chen Yuan-Tsong, Kishnani Priya S
Abstract excerpt
Pompe disease (acid-alpha-glucosidase deficiency) encompasses a clinical spectrum, ranging from severe infantile-onset disease with clinical symptoms appearing before 1 year of age with rapid progression to an early death, to late-onset disease with a much more variable age at onset and disease course. Sibling phenotype discordance has been reported for late-onset Pompe disease, but has not been studied in...
Topics
- Glycogen Storage Disease Type II
- Humans
- Infant
- Phenotype
- Siblings
