251st ENMC International Workshop: Polyglucosan Storage Myopathies 13-15 December 2019, Hoofddorp, The Netherlands

The organizers of the 251st ENMC workshop welcomed 22 participants including a patient representative and three industry representatives from European countries, Israel and the United States of America to the first workshop on polyglucosan storage myopathies, which are a group of glycogen storage diseases with aggregation of polyglucans that resemble glycogen, but are less branched. Polyglucosan is an amylopectin-like polysaccharide associated with defective glycogen metabolism and, unlike normal glycogen, it is to some extent resistant to α-amylase digestion.

Source: Neuromuscular Disorders - January 22, 2021 Category: Neurology Authors: Pascal Lafor êt, Anders Oldfors, Edoardo Malfatti, John Vissing, ENMC 251st workshop study group Tags: Workshop report Source Type: research