Latest News About Glycogen Storage Disease Type Ii

Updated 2026-05-15 21:04

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That said, here are recently important, widely covered developments in glycogen storage disease type II (GSD II, Pompe disease) therapy and context that may help you interpret newer news:

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Clinical features and genetic analysis of 5 cases of infantile ...

Clinical and genetic mutation analysis was performed on 5 infantile glycogen storage disease type II children in Chinese mainland. Clinical data of 5 children with infantile-type glycogen storage disease type II due to the acidic α-glucosidase (GAA) ...

pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

Progress in Enzyme Replacement Therapy in Glycogen Storage ...

Glycogen storage disease type II (GSDII) is an autosomal recessive lysosomal disorder caused by mutations in the gene encoding alpha-glucosidase (GAA). The disease can be clinically classified into three types: a severe infantile form, a juvenile ...

pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

Enzyme Therapy and Prenatal Diagnosis in Glycogenosis Type II

Glycogen storage disease type II (GSD II) is characterized clinically by severe muscle weakness, moderate hepatomegaly, and substantial cardiac enlargement in an infant who appeared "healthy" at birth (see page 622). Hypotonia and cardiomegaly are so extreme that they cannot be missed. This ease of...

jamanetwork.com

Treatment of glycogen storage disease type II

Methods of treating glycogen storage disease type II, by administering acid α-glucosidase, are described, as are compositions for use in treatment of glycogen storage disease type II.

patents.google.com

Glycogen Storage Disease Type II - PubMed

Glycogen storage disease type II, also known as Pompe disease, is a rare and progressive neuromuscular disorder inherited in an autosomal recessive manner. This disease results from a deficiency of the enzyme acid α-glucosidase (GAA), causing impairment in the degradation of glycogen within the lyso …

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

Glycogen storage disease type II: clinical overview - PMC

Glycogen storage disease type II has a broad continuous clinical spectrum in terms of onset, involvement of organs and life expectancy. Infantile onset is the most severe form, presenting with prominent cardiomyopathy, hypotonia, hepatomegaly and ...

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