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Glycogen storage disease II is a recessively inherited and often fatal disorder caused by the deficiency of acid α-glucosidase, an enzyme encoded by the GAA gene and needed to break down glycogen in lysosomes.

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Specifications

Breeds

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Gene

Organ

specimen

Swab, Blood EDTA, Blood Heparin, Semen, Tissue

Mode of Inheritance

Chromosome

Year Published

General information

Glycogen storage disease II is a recessively inherited and often fatal disorder caused by the deficiency of acid α-glucosidase, an enzyme encoded by the GAA gene and needed to break down glycogen in lysosomes. The affected dogs mimic infantile-onset Pompe disease genetically, but also clinico-pathologically.

Clinical features

Deficiency of acid α-glucosidase leads to storage of glycogen inside lysosomes and eventually also to cytoplasmic glycogen storage. Ultimately, the accumulation of glycogen results in tissue destruction reflected by a spectrum of clinical phenotypes ranging from a fatal infantile form of Pompe disease to a slowly progressive late-onset form.

Additional information

Also called Pompe disease, Pompe's disease, acid maltase deficiency, and generalised glycogenesis type II.

References

Pubmed ID: 23457621

Omia ID: 419

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