Article
Obesity and reversed growth retardation in a child with type Ia glycogen storage disease.
Journal of pediatric endocrinology & metabolism : JPEM - 1 May 2010
Karnsakul Wikrom, Gillespie Stacey, Skitarelic Kathryn, Hummel Marybeth
Abstract excerpt
Type Ia Glycogen storage disease is an autosomal recessive hepatic metabolic disease due to a lack of glucose-6-phosphatase (G-6-Pase) activity presenting with growth retardation, lactic acidosis, fasting hypoglycemia with hypoinsulinemia, hyperuricemia, hepatomegaly, and hepatic adenoma with a risk of malignancy. The gene that encodes G-6-Pase was mapped to 17q21. There are some genotype-phenotype correlations....
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
