Glycogen storage disease type VI
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Glycogen storage disease type VI (GSD VI) is a type of glycogen storage disease caused by a deficiency in liver glycogen phosphorylase or other components of the associated phosphorylase cascade system.[2] It is also known as "Hers' disease", after Henri G. Hers, who characterized it in 1959.[3] The scope of GSD VI now also includes glycogen storage disease type VIII,[2] IX[2] (caused by phosphorylase b kinase deficiency) and X[2] (deficiency protein kinase A).
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Other names | Glycogen storage disease due to liver glycogen phosphorylase deficiency[1] |
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Specialty | Endocrinology |
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The incidence of GSD VI is approximately 1 case per 65,000–85,000 births,[2] representing approximately 30% all cases of glycogen storage disease.