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A founder AGL mutation causing glycogen storage disease type IIIa in Inuit identified through whole-exome sequencing: a case series.
CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne - 3 Feb 2015
Rousseau-Nepton Isabelle, Okubo Minoru, Grabs Rosemarie, Mitchell John, Polychronakos Constantin, Rodd Celia
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BACKGROUND: Glycogen storage disease type III is caused by mutations in both alleles of the AGL gene, which leads to reduced activity of glycogen-debranching enzyme. The clinical picture encompasses hypoglycemia, with glycogen accumulation leading to hepatomegaly and muscle involvement (skeletal...
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