- brancher enzyme deficiency
- branch·er en·zyme de·fi·cien·cy (branchґər enґzīm) glycogen storage disease, type IV.
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brancher enzyme deficiency
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type IV — an autosomal recessive disorder due to mutation in the GBE1 gene (locus: 3p12), which encodes the glycogen branching enzyme (1,4 α glucan branching enzyme), resulting in accumulation of long insoluble glycogen molecules with unbranched outer … Medical dictionary
