Article
[Molecular and clinical characterization of Colombian patients suffering from type III glycogen storage disease].
Biomedica : revista del Instituto Nacional de Salud - 1 May 2018
Mantilla Carolina, Toro Mónica, Sepúlveda María Elsy, Insuasty Margarita, Di Filippo Diana, López Juan Álvaro, Baquero Carolina, Navas María Cristina, Arias Andrés Augusto
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INTRODUCTION: Type III glycogen storage disease (GSD III) is an autosomal recessive disorder in which a mutation in the AGL gene causes deficiency of the glycogen debranching enzyme. The disease is characterized by fasting hypoglycemia, hepatomegaly and progressive myopathy. Molecular analyses of AGL have indicated heterogeneity depending on ethnic groups. The full spectrum of AGL mutations in Colombia remains...
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