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Results 1 - 7 of 7 for Polyglucosan
  1. Adult polyglucosan body disease (APBD) is a condition that affects the nervous system. People with APBD typically first experience ... abnormal glycogen molecules. These abnormal glycogen molecules, called polyglucosan bodies, accumulate within cells and cause damage. Nerve ...
  2. ... GBE1 gene have been found to cause adult polyglucosan body disease, a condition that affects the nervous ... Tyr329Ser or Y329S). Most mutations that cause adult polyglucosan body disease lead to a shortage (deficiency) of ...
  3. ... up of an abnormal form of glycogen (called polyglucosan) that cannot be broken down and used for fuel. Instead, polyglucosans build up to form clumps that can damage ...
  4. ... is not formed properly. Abnormal glycogen molecules called polyglucosan bodies accumulate in cells, leading to damage and cell death. Polyglucosan bodies accumulate in cells throughout the body, but ...
  5. ... up of an abnormal form of glycogen (called polyglucosan) that cannot be broken down and used for fuel. Instead, polyglucosans build up to form clumps that can damage ...
  6. Peripheral Nerve Disorders (National Library of Medicine)  
    What are peripheral nerves? Nerves are like wires that carry messages back and forth between your brain and your body. Your peripheral nerves branch off ...
  7. ... org Adrenoleukodystrophy Foundation Adult Congenital Heart Foundation Adult Polyglucosan Body Disease Research Foundation Advocacy for Neuroacanthocytosis Patients ( ...