Abstract
We describe a slowly progressive myopathy in 7 unrelated adult patients with storage of polyglucosan in muscle fibers. Genetic investigation revealed homozygous or compound heterozygous deleterious variants in the glycogenin-1 gene (GYG1). Most patients showed depletion of glycogenin-1 in skeletal muscle, whereas 1 showed presence of glycogenin-1 lacking the C-terminal that normally binds glycogen synthase. Our results indicate that either depletion of glycogenin-1 or impaired interaction with glycogen synthase underlies this new form of glycogen storage disease that differs from a previously reported patient with GYG1 mutations who showed profound glycogen depletion in skeletal muscle and accumulation of glycogenin-1.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 891-898 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Annals of Neurology |
Volume | 76 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Dec 1 2014 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Medicine(all)