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The frequency of late-onset Pompe disease in pediatric patients with limb-girdle muscle weakness and nonspecific hyperCKemia: A multicenter study.
Neuromuscular disorders : NMD - 1 Nov 2016
Ünver Olcay, Hacıfazlıoğlu Nilüfer Eldeş, Karatoprak Elif, Güneş Ayfer Sakarya, Sağer Güneş, Kutlubay Büşra, Sözen Gülhan, Saltık Sema, Yılmaz Kutluhan, Kara Bülent, Türkdoğan Dilşad
Abstract excerpt
The aim of this multicenter study was to screen for late-onset Pompe disease in high-risk children with limb-girdle muscle weakness and nonspecific hyperCKemia using the dried blood spot (DBS) test. Seventy-two children from four pediatric neurology departments in Turkey were enrolled in the study: 37 with limb-girdle muscle weakness and 35 with nonspecific hyperCKemia. Acid α-glucosidase (GAA) activity was...
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