Glycogen storage diseases (GSDs) constitute a group of inherited metabolic disorders that impair normal glycogen synthesis or degradation, resulting in the accumulation of structurally abnormal ...

McArdle disease, also known as glycogen storage disease type V, is an inherited metabolic disorder marked by a deficiency of myophosphorylase, the enzyme essential for the breakdown of glycogen in ...

Glycogen storage disease (GSD) refers to a group of rare genetic conditions that affect how the body stores and breaks down glycogen. The most common type is type I, also called von Gierke disease.

Boston, MA - A syndrome that included exercise intolerance and a kind of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy was identified in several children in a family of Syrian descent, many of whom were ultimately ...

A potential treatment strategy for an often-fatal inherited glycogen storage disease has been identified by researchers. Patients with the disorder lack the enzyme that enables their livers to convert ...

McArdle's disease, also known as Glycogen Storage Disease Type V, or GSD5, is a congenital disorder of muscle metabolism. It occurs when the body loses its ability to break down glycogen leading to ...

The rare and deadly genetic liver disorder, GSD type Ia, affects children from infancy through adulthood, causing dangerously low blood sugar levels and constant dependence on glucose consumption in ...

Glycogen is a form of glucose that helps regulate your blood sugar levels. Your eating and exercise habits play a role in determining your glycogen levels. Glycogen is the stored form of a simple ...

At the Association for Glycogen Storage Disease's 41st Annual Conference, Dr. David Weinstein of UConn School of Medicine and Connecticut Children's presented his groundbreaking, one-year clinical ...