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A novel homozygous mutation at the GAA gene in Mexicans with early-onset Pompe disease.
Acta myologica : myopathies and cardiomyopathies : official journal of the Mediterranean Society of Myology - 1 Oct 2013
Esmer Carmen, Becerra-Becerra Rosario, Peña-Zepeda Claudia, Bravo-Oro Antonio
Abstract excerpt
Glycogen-storage disease type II, also named Pompe disease, is caused by the deficiency of the enzyme acid alpha-glucosidase, which originates lysosomal glycogen accumulation leading to progressive neuromuscular damage. Early-onset Pompe disease shows a debilitating and frequently fulminating course. To date, more than 300 mutations have been described; the majority of them are unique to each affected individual....
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