Gierke disease

gly·co·ge·no·sis type 1

(glī'kō-jĕ-nō'sis tīp)
Disorder due to glucose-6-phosphatase deficiency, resulting in accumulation of excessive glycogen of normal chemical structure, particularly in liver and kidney.
Synonym(s): Gierke disease, von Gierke disease.
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Gierke disease

(ger'ke)
[Edgar von Gierke, Ger. pathologist, 1877–1945]
Glycogen storage disease type 1a.
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Gierke,

Edgar von, German pathologist, 1877-1945.
Fibiger-Debré-von Gierke syndrome - Synonym(s): Debré-Fibiger syndrome
Gierke disease - glycogenosis due to glucose 6-phosphatase deficiency, resulting in accumulation of excessive amounts of glycogen of normal chemical structure, particularly in liver and kidney. Synonym(s): type 1 glycogenosis; von Gierke disease; von Gierke syndrome
von Gierke disease - Synonym(s): Gierke disease
von Gierke syndrome - Synonym(s): Gierke disease
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A novel missense mutation (H119L) identified in a Taiwan Chinese family with glycogen storage disease Ia (Von Gierke disease).
Unique glucose-6-phosphatase, catalytic subunit mutation in a child with type Ia glycogen storage disease in Taiwan
CT scan diagnosis of hepatic adenoma in a case of von Gierke disease. Indian J Radiol Imaging 2012; 22(1): 54-57.
Clinical properties and disease prognosis in cases of glycogen-storage disease type 1a and type 1b

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