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'''Glycogen storage | '''Glycogen storage diseases''' a group of diseases characterized by the accumulation of glycogen. | ||
==Microscopic== | ==Microscopic== | ||
Revision as of 15:18, 24 January 2011
Glycogen storage diseases a group of diseases characterized by the accumulation of glycogen.
Microscopic
Features:[1]
- +/-Vacuolated muscle fibres. (???)
Images:
Pompe disease
Physiologic function of alpha-1,4-glucosidase:
- Acid alpha-glucosidase degrades glycogen to glucose in lysosomes.
Clinical:
- Floppy baby.
- Big heart.
- Often early death from cardiac failure.
Stains
References
- ↑ URL: http://neuromuscular.wustl.edu/pathol/acidmchi.htm. Accessed on: 11 January 2011.
- ↑ URL: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/omim/606800. Accessed on: 11 January 2011.