Current status of newborn screening for Pompe disease in Japan

Pompe disease is an autosomal recessive inherited metabolic disorder caused by a deficiency of the acid α-glucosidase (GAA). Pompe disease manifests as an accumulation of lysosomal glycogen in the skeletal and...

Source: Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases - December 18, 2021 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Takaaki Sawada, Jun Kido, Keishin Sugawara, Ken Momosaki, Shinichiro Yoshida, Kanako Kojima-Ishii, Takahito Inoue, Shirou Matsumoto, Fumio Endo, Shouichi Ohga, Shinichi Hirose and Kimitoshi Nakamura Tags: Research Source Type: research