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Long-term follow-up results in enzyme replacement therapy for Pompe disease: a case report.
Journal of inherited metabolic disease - 1 Dec 2010
Del Rizzo Monica, Fanin Marina, Cerutti Alessia, Cazzorla Chiara, Milanesi Ornella, Nascimbeni Anna Chiara, Angelini Corrado, Giordano Laura, Bordugo Andrea, Burlina Alberto B
Abstract excerpt
Pompe disease (PD) is a metabolic myopathy caused by a deficiency of acid-alpha glucosidase (GAA), a lysosomal enzyme that cleaves glycogen. The classic infantile-onset form is characterised by severe hypotonia and cardiomyopathy. Untreated patients usually die within the first year of life due to cardiorespiratory failure. Several studies involving patients with infantile-onset PD have shown that enzyme...
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