A 3 and half years old male child born by consanguineous marriage presented with white forelock and symmetric hypopigmented areas present since birth, similar to his mother and elder sister. Hepatomegaly was noticed at one year of age. Liver biopsy revealed enlarged pale hepatocytes distended with glycogen. Skin biopsy revealed absence of melanin pigment in white depigmented skin. G727T gene ...

What is Hemochromatosis? Iron storage disease, technically known as hemochromatosis, occurs when too much iron accumulates in the liver and other major organs of the body. The body needs a certain ,amount of iron to produce hemoglobin, which is the means of transporting oxygen molecules from the lungs to all the other cells in the body. However, when too much iron builds up, the body begins to ...

Gaucher disease is the most common lysosomal storage disease, and the first lysosomal storage disease for which a specific therapy has been developed. Enzyme replacement therapy, with glucocerebrosidase purified from human placentae, was introduced in 1991. Recombinant human glucocerebrosidase, produced by Chinese hamster ovary cells in tissue culture, became available in 1994 and has replaced ...

background gaucher’s disease (g.d.) is an autosomal recessive disorder resulting from the accumulation of glucocerebrosidase in the cells of macrophage-monocyte system as a result of a deficiency in lysosomal glucocerebrosidase. this enzyme is encoded by a gene on chromosome-1. here we report a case of gaucher’s disease .g.d is rare in yazd. case reports we reported a patient that presented wit...

Classification of the glycogen storage diseases according to the underlying enzyme defect has added considerably to our understanding of this group of diseases. Of the 6 types in which the biochemical abnormality has been characterized, the least common appears to be type IV, amylopectin-osis. The first case was described by Andersen in 1952, and the glycogen present in the liver and other orga...

A 13 year old patient with juvenile type IV glycogen storage disease died of the complications of hepatocellular carcinoma. To our knowledge this is the first reported case of hepatocellular carcinoma in association with type IV glycogen storage disease.

Correspondence to: Dr Perry Elliott, The Heart Hospital, 16–18 Westmoreland Street, London, W1G 8PH, UK; [email protected] __________________________ L ysosomal storage disorders (LSD) comprise a group of more than 40 diseases caused by a deficiency of lysosomal enzymes, membrane transporters or other proteins involved in lysosomal biology. The predominant inheritance pattern is autosomal...

Background Gaucher’s Disease (G.D.) is an autosomal recessive disorder resulting from the accumulation of glucocerebrosidase in the cells of macrophage-monocyte system as a result of a deficiency in lysosomal glucocerebrosidase. This enzyme is encoded by a gene on chromosome-1. Here we report a case of Gaucher’s Disease .G.D is rare in Yazd. Case reports We reported a patient that presented...

BACKGROUND Glycogen storage diseases are rare genetic disorders of glycogen synthesis, degradation, or metabolism regulation. When these patients are subjected to anesthesia, perioperative complications can develop, including hypoglycemia, rhabdomyolysis, myoglobinuria, acute renal failure, and postoperative fatigue. The objective of this study was to describe the perioperative course of a coho...