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Late presentation of glycogen storage disease types Ia and III in children with short stature and hepatomegaly.
Journal of pediatric endocrinology & metabolism : JPEM - 28 Mar 2018
Quackenbush David, Devito Justin, Garibaldi Luigi, Buryk Melissa
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Glycogen storage diseases (GSDs) are a collection of disorders related to glycogen synthesis or degradation that classically present in infancy with hypoglycemia, failure to thrive and hepatomegaly; however, their phenotype can vary significantly. CASE PRESENTATION: We present the cases of two children, 5 years old and 3.5 years old, who were referred to endocrinology for short stature. They were...
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