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Homozygotic intronic GAA mutation in three siblings with late-onset Pompe's disease.
Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria - 1 Apr 2010
Grzesiuk Anderson Kuntz, Shinjo Sueli Mieko Oba, da Silva Roseli, Machado Marcela, Galera Marcial Francis, Marie Suely Kazue Nagahashi
Abstract excerpt
UNLABELLED: Pompe's disease (PD) is a metabolic myopathy caused by the accumulation of lysosomal glycogen, secondary to acid alpha-glucosidase (GAA) enzyme deficiency. Childhood and late-onset forms are described, differing by the age of onset and symptoms. In this study were analyzed affected siblings with Pompe's disease (PD) and their distinct clinical and pathological presentations. METHOD: Diagnosis was...
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