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.

Gierke disease

(ger'ke)

[Edgar von Gierke, Ger. pathologist, 1877–1945]

Glycogen storage disease type 1a.

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