Article
Identification of Seven Novel Mutations in the Acid Alpha-glucosidase Gene in Five Chinese Patients with Late-onset Pompe Disease.
Chinese medical journal - 20 Feb 2018
Liu Hua-Xu, Pu Chuan-Qiang, Shi Qiang, Zhang Yu-Tong, Ban Rui
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Pompe disease is a rare lysosomal glycogen storage disorder linked to the acid alpha-glucosidase gene (GAA). A wide clinical and genetic variability exists between patients from different ethnic populations, and the genotype-phenotype correlations are still not well understood. The aim of this study was to report the clinicopathological and genetic characteristics of five Chinese patients with...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Female
- Glycogen Storage Disease Type II
- Humans
- Male
- Mutation
- Young Adult
- alpha-Glucosidases
