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A novel GBE1 gene variant in a child with glycogen storage disease type IV.
Human pathology - 1 Aug 2016
Said Samar M, Murphree Marine I, Mounajjed Taofic, El-Youssef Mounif, Zhang Lizhi
Abstract excerpt
Glycogen storage disease type IV is an autosomal recessive disorder of carbohydrates caused by deficiency of amylo-1-4-glycanoglycosyltransferase, which leads to accumulation of amylopectin-like polysaccharides in tissues including liver, heart and neuromuscular system. More than 40 different mutations in the glycogen branching enzyme gene (GBE1) have been described. In this study, we report a 2-year-old boy who...
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