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Molecular, Biochemical, and Clinical Characterization of Thirteen Patients with Glycogen Storage Disease 1a in Malaysia.
Genetics research - 1 Jan 2022
Abdul Wahab Siti Aishah, Yakob Yusnita, Mohd Khalid Mohd Khairul Nizam, Ali Noraishah, Leong Huey Yin, Ngu Lock Hock
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Background: Glycogen storage disease type 1a (GSD1a) is a rare autosomal recessive metabolic disorder characterized by hypoglycaemia, growth retardation, lactic acidosis, hepatomegaly, hyperlipidemia, and nephromegaly. GSD1a is caused by a mutation in the G6PC gene encoding glucose-6-phosphatase (G6Pase); an enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of glucose-6-phosphate (G6P) to phosphate and glucose. Objective: To...
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