Learn About Pompe Disease
Pompe disease is an inherited disorder caused by the buildup of a complex sugar called glycogen in the body's cells. The accumulation of glycogen in certain organs and tissues, especially muscles, impairs their ability to function normally.
Mutations in the GAA gene cause Pompe disease. The GAA gene provides instructions for producing an enzyme called acid alpha-glucosidase (also known as acid maltase). This enzyme is active in lysosomes, which are structures that serve as recycling centers within cells. The enzyme normally breaks down glycogen into a simpler sugar called glucose, which is the main energy source for most cells.
Pompe disease affects about 1 in 40,000 people in the United States. The incidence of this disorder varies among different ethnic groups.
This condition is inherited in an autosomal recessive pattern, which means both copies of the gene in each cell have mutations. The parents of an individual with an autosomal recessive condition each carry one copy of the mutated gene, but they typically do not show signs and symptoms of the condition.
Duke Health Integrated Practice Inc
Priya Kishnani is a Pediatrics provider in Durham, North Carolina. Dr. Kishnani is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pompe Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Pompe Disease, Glycogen Storage Disease Type 3, Hypophosphatasia (HPP), Glycogen Storage Disease Type 9, and Splenectomy. Dr. Kishnani is currently accepting new patients.
Duke University Hospital
My practice includes caring for children and adults with inherited conditions, such as inherited disorders of metabolism, genetic syndromes, mitochondrial disorders, inherited causes of growth failure or developmental delay, and conditions detected by newborn screening. My clinic works with the Pediatric Biochemical Genetics Laboratory to diagnose these conditions. We provide treatment for inherited disorders of metabolism. I work closely with the geneticists, neurologists, pediatricians, internists, and other providers at Duke University Medical Center to provide comprehensive care for my patients. My research has been aimed at developing new treatments for inherited conditions, focusing on glycogen storage diseases, like Pompe disease and von Gierke disease. We have developed gene therapy for these conditions and are in the process of starting clinical trials to test safety and benefits. Dr. Koeberl is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pompe Disease. His top areas of expertise are Pompe Disease, Von Gierke Disease, X-Linked Creatine Deficiency, and Kearns-Sayre Syndrome.
Raymond Wang is a Medical Genetics provider in Orange, California. Dr. Wang is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pompe Disease. His top areas of expertise are Mucopolysaccharidoses (MPS), Mucopolysaccharidosis Type 7 (MPS VII, Sly Syndrome), Mucopolysaccharidosis Type 1 (MPS I, Hurler Syndrome), Pompe Disease, and Adenoidectomy.
Summary: The study will include all newborns in Normandie region for 3 years (about 105,000 births) for whom signed consent by one (or two) parents will be collected. Based on our previous pilot study (2011) assessing MCAD and PKU using tandem mass spectrometry-based method in Normandie region in which informed consents have been signed for all newborns (43,000) but we are expecting a great willingness to ...
Summary: This is a Phase 3, open-label, multicenter study to evaluate the safety, efficacy, PK, PD, and immunogenicity of cipaglucosidase alfa/miglustat treatment in ERT-experienced and ERT-naïve pediatric subjects with IOPD.
Published Date: February 01, 2016
Published By: National Institutes of Health
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