Pompe disease: Shared and unshared features of lysosomal storage disorders
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Pompe disease: Shared and unshared features of lysosomal storage disorders
Pompe disease, an inherited deficiency of lysosomal acid α-glucosidase (GAA), is a severe metabolic myopathy with a wide range of clinical manifestations. It is the first recognized lysosomal storage disorder and the first neuromuscular disorder for which a therapy (enzyme replacement) has been approved. As GAA is the only enzyme that hydrolyses glycogen to glucose in the acidic environment of ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Rare Diseases
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2167-5511
DOI: 10.1080/21675511.2015.1068978