Glycogen storage diseases (GSDs) constitute a group of inherited metabolic disorders that impair normal glycogen synthesis or degradation, resulting in the accumulation of structurally abnormal ...

Scientists from the Centenary Institute and the University of Sydney have made a landmark discovery that could lead to safer and more effective gene therapies for a range of serious genetic disorders ...

McArdle's disease, also known as Glycogen Storage Disease Type V, or GSD5, is a congenital disorder of muscle metabolism. It occurs when the body loses its ability to break down glycogen leading to ...

Liver glycogen storage disease type IX (GSD IX) accounts for 25% for all GSD cases, with a prevalence of 1 out of 100,000 patients. GSD IX is caused by deficiency in phosphorylase kinase (PhK), which ...

An international research team has uncovered new insights into healthy brain aging. The researchers found that aging leads to ...

Pompe disease is a rare genetic disorder that disables the heart and skeletal muscles. The inherited disorder can develop at any age, although the often-fatal disorder has faster progression and ...

At Week 96 participants experienced even greater reductions in daily cornstarch intake while maintaining low levels of hypoglycemia, improved levels of euglycemia and improved fasting tolerance Phase ...