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Whole-exome sequencing detects PYGM variants in two adults with McArdle disease.
Cold Spring Harbor molecular case studies - 1 Feb 2022
Thomas-Wilson Amanda, Dharmadhikari Avinash V, Heymann Jonas J, Jobanputra Vaidehi, DiMauro Salvatore, Hirano Michio, Naini Ali B, Ganapathi Mythily
Abstract excerpt
McArdle disease is a debilitating glycogen storage disease with typical onset in childhood. Here, we describe a former competitive athlete with early adult-onset McArdle disease and a septuagenarian with a history of exercise intolerance since adolescence who was evaluated for proximal muscle weakness. Exome sequencing identified biallelic variants in the PYGM gene for both cases. The former athlete has the...
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