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Liver Biopsy-Associated Diagnosis of Glycogen Storage Disease Type IV (Andersen Disease).
Pediatric and developmental pathology : the official journal of the Society for Pediatric Pathology and the Paediatric Pathology Society - 1 Jan 2026
Ishikawa Ryou, Kondo Takeo, Kondo Sonoko, Kishimoto Tomohiro, Kagawa Seiko, Haba Reiji
Abstract excerpt
Glycogen storage disease type IV (Andersen disease) is caused by a deficiency of the glycogen branching enzyme. We report a case in which liver biopsy played a key role in establishing the diagnosis. A 2-year-old girl presented to our hospital with hepatomegaly. Despite extensive testing, no definitive diagnosis was made, prompting a liver biopsy. The biopsy tissue revealed characteristic cytoplasmic inclusions....
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- Humans
- Female
- Glycogen Storage Disease Type IV
- Child, Preschool
- Biopsy
- Liver
