Unusual presentation of PYGM gene mutation as late-onset McArdle disease with camptocormia: a case report

This case highlights that the clinical spectrum of PYGM gene mutation typically manifest during adolescence, but it is also a differential diagnosis in late onset muscle disorders and emphases the investigation of the role of ACE inhibitors in this disease.

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Journal of Medical Case Reports
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2024-10-08
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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13256-024-04802-x
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2
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Glycogen Storage Diseases and Myoclonus
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Unusual presentation of PYGM gene mutation as late-onset McArdle disease with camptocormia: a case report

Ursula Gies, Karsten Witt, Johannes Stalter, Christian Mathys
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Journal of Medical Case Reports
Glycogen Storage Diseases and Myoclonus
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Unusual presentation of PYGM gene mutation as late-onset McArdle disease with camptocormia: a case report

Ursula Gies, Karsten Witt, Johannes Stalter, Christian Mathys
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Abstract

This case highlights that the clinical spectrum of PYGM gene mutation typically manifest during adolescence, but it is also a differential diagnosis in late onset muscle disorders and emphases the investigation of the role of ACE inhibitors in this disease.

Journal of Medical Case ReportsVol. 18(1)
Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg (DE), Pius Hospital Oldenburg (DE), Evangelisches Krankenhaus Oldenburg (DE), Klinikum Bremen-Mitte (DE), Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (DE)
Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg
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