Pompe's disease

Pompe's disease
Pom·pe's disease .päm-'pāz- also Pom·pe disease -'pā- n an often fatal glycogen storage disease that results from an enzyme deficiency, is characterized by abnormal accumulation of glycogen esp. in the liver, heart, and muscle, and usu. appears during infancy called also acid maltase deficiency
Pom·pe 'pȯm-pə Johann Cassianius (fl 1932)
Dutch physician. Pompe published a description of acid maltase deficiency in 1932.

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  • Pompe's disease — Severe glycogen storage disease caused by deficiency in a (1 4) glucosidase, the lysosomal enzyme responsible for glycogen hydrolysis. Even though the non lysosomal glycogenolytic system is normal, glycogen still accumulates in the lysosomes …   Dictionary of molecular biology

  • Pompe-Krankheit — Klassifikation nach ICD 10 E74.0 Glykogenspeicherkrankheit …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Pompe disease — Pompe disease. См. гликогеноз II типа. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

  • Pompe disease — A genetic (inherited) deficiency of an enzyme called acid alpha glucosidase. This enzyme helps the body break down glycogen, a complex carbohydrate that is converted to glucose for energy. Without the enzyme, glycogen builds up in the heart and… …   Medical dictionary

  • Disease — Illness or sickness often characterized by typical patient problems (symptoms) and physical findings (signs). Disruption sequence: The events that occur when a fetus that is developing normally is subjected to a destructive agent such as the… …   Medical dictionary

  • Pompe — J.C., 20th century Dutch physician. See P. disease …   Medical dictionary

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  • Maladie De Pompe — Autre nom Glycogénose type 2 Référence MIM 23 …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Maladie de Pompe — Référence MIM 232300 Transmission Récessive Chromosome 17 q25.2 q25.3 Gène GAA Empreinte parentale Non …   Wikipédia en Français

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