glycogen storage diseases
Last reviewed 08/2023
The main sites of glycogen synthesis are in the liver and muscle. Glycogen storage diseases result in:
- an abnormal structured glycogen, or
- an increased concentration of glycogen
They are all autosomal recessive in inheritance, and all, except McArdle's, present in infancy.
type I glycogen storage disease
type II glycogen storage disease
type III glycogen storage disease
type IV glycogen storage disease
type V glycogen storage disease