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Clinical features of Pompe disease.
Acta myologica : myopathies and cardiomyopathies : official journal of the Mediterranean Society of Myology - 1 Oct 2013
Manganelli Fiore, Ruggiero Lucia
Abstract excerpt
Glycogen storage disease type II - also called Pompe disease or acid maltase deficiency - is an autosomal recessive metabolic disorder, caused by an accumulation of glycogen in the lysosome due to deficiency of the lysosomal acid alpha-glucosidase enzyme. Pompe disease is transmitted as an autosomal recessive trait and is caused by mutations in the gene encoding the acid α-glucosidase (GAA), located on chromosome...
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