An autosomal recessively inherited glycogen storage disease caused by glucan 1,4-Alpa-Glucosidase Definciency. Large amounts of glycogen accumulate in the lysomes of skeletal muscle ( muscle, skeletal); heart; liver; spinal cord; and brain.
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Sites 4
- Pompe's Disease Page Kevin O'Donnell's Web site. Father of an affected child provides information about this glycogen storage disease.
- United POMPE Foundation Pompe Disease support group. Assisting families with unmet medical costs.
- Pompe.com For individuals and families who are living with Pompe disease, and for the health care professionals who treat them. From Genzyme Corporation.
- eMedicine Glycogen Storage Disease Type II : Article by Jennifer Ibrahim, MD.