Introduction:

Pompe disease (PD) or Glycogenosis Type II is a rare autosomal recessive disease caused by mutations in the GAA gene that codes for the alpha-1,4-glucosidase protein. Its deficiency leads to abnormal glycogen storage in the lysosomes of various cells throughout the different tissues causing a predominant musculoskeletal compromise.

Contents:

The phenotypes of the disease depend on the genetic variants and the levels of residual enzyme activity, presenting as infantile-onset PD, late-onset PD, and intermediate PD; Therefore, early diagnosis of the disease through molecular studies such as Sanger sequencing and new generation sequencing is of utmost importance.

Conclusions:

It has been shown through different studies that genetic variations can vary between ethnic groups and the molecular characterization of the variants is important to determine the most appropriate treatment depending on the state of the cross-reactive immunological material (CRIM)

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