Diseases

Glycogen Storage Disease

A group of inherited metabolic disorders involving the enzymes responsible for the synthesis and degradation of glycogen. In some patients, prominent liver involvement is presented. In others, more generalized storage of glycogen occurs, sometimes with prominent cardiac involvement.

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Abstract

A group of inherited metabolic disorders involving the enzymes responsible for the synthesis and degradation of glycogen. In some patients, prominent liver involvement is presented. In others, more generalized storage of glycogen occurs, sometimes with prominent cardiac involvement.

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Synonyms

7 entry terms
  • Glycogenosis
  • Disease, Glycogen Storage
  • Diseases, Glycogen Storage
  • Glycogen Storage Diseases
  • Glycogenoses
  • Storage Disease, Glycogen
  • Storage Diseases, Glycogen

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34 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

an inborn error of carbohydrate metab; do not use /congen & do not coord with INFANT, NEWBORN, DISEASES

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History Note

89; was GLYCOGENOSIS 1963-88

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NLM Classification

QU 265.5.C3

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Glycogen Storage Disease. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D006008. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D006008
  2. Glycogen Storage Disease. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glycogen_storage_disease
  3. Glycogen Storage Disease. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1421738