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polyglucosan diseases

Group of diseases characterized by cytoplasmic polyglucosan bodies.

Types

- Lafora bodies

- Lafora body-like inclusions

  • Disulfiram treatment

- glycogen storage disease type IV (GSD4)
- adult polyglucosan body disease (APBD) (MIM.263570)

See also

- cellular inclusions

References

- Cavanagh JB. Corpora-amylacea and the family of polyglucosan diseases. Brain Res Brain Res Rev. 1999 Apr;29(2-3):265-95. PMID: 10209236

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