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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1981-4-24
pubmed:abstractText
In 21 obligate and 9 possible heterozygotes for acid maltase deficiency (AMD) (glycogenosis 2, Pompe's disease), different methods of identifying heterozygotes have been studied. Heterozygosity could not be demonstrated by physical examination, serum CPK assays, morphological examination of muscle biopsy (including light-microscopy, histochemistry and electron-microscopy), or by ultrastructural examination of a skin biopsy. Heterozygotes could be identified to a large, but still limited extent, by measuring the acid alpha-glucosidase activity in urine, cultivated fibroblasts, leucocytes, or skeletal muscle. Heterozygotes for the generalized from of AMD could not be distinguished from those for the muscular form. The limitations of heterozygote identification by means of enzyme assays are discussed, and some practical aspects for genetic counselling are mentioned.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0009-9163
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
19
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
55-63
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1981
pubmed:articleTitle
Identification of heterozygotes for glycogenosis 2 (acid maltase deficiency).
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't