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Glycogen Deficiency

Glycogen deficiency is a condition that is caused by a disease called glycogen storage disease (GSD). Our body breaks down food, and the liver absorbs glucose from it for the normal functioning of the body. The liver converts simple glucose units into complex sugar called glycogen units, but due to genetic issues, the liver will not make sufficient glycogen, and hence the level of glycogen in our body decreases.

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What is McArdle's disease?

Query: Hello doctor, My brother has done a McArdle's test in hospital. They concluded that the glycolysis in cytoplasm is normal, but reduced function of mitochondriosis have been seen in muscle. They conclude this abnormality through the blood analysis. The respiratory and the cardiac functions have been ...  Read Full »

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Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. McArdle's disease is caused by deficiency of enzyme glycogen phosphorylase, which causes inability to breakdown glycogen. It is a genetic disease; autosomal recessive, which means when both your parents have abnormal gene it is inherited. Just you have to vary dietary ha...  Read Full »

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