PGM1 deficiency: Substrate use during exercise and effect of treatment with galactose

N C Voermans, N Preisler, K L Madsen, M C H Janssen, B Kusters, N Abu Bakar, F Conte, V M L Lamberti, F Nusman, B G van Engelen, M van Scherpenzeel, J Vissing, D J Lefeber

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Abstract

Mutations in PGM1 (phosphoglucomutase 1) cause Glycogen Storage Disease type XIV, which is also a congenital disorder of protein N-glycosylation. It presents throughout life as myopathy with additional systemic symptoms. We report the effect of oral galactose treatment during five months in a patient with biochemically and genetically confirmed PGM1 deficiency. The 12-minute-walking distance increased by 225 m (65%) and transferrin glycosylation was restored to near-normal levels. The exercise assessments showed a severe exercise intolerance due to a block in skeletal muscle glycogenolytic capacity and that galactose treatment tended to normalize skeletal muscle substrate use from fat to carbohydrates during exercise.

Original languageEnglish
JournalNeuromuscular disorders : NMD
Volume27
Issue number4
Pages (from-to)370-376
Number of pages7
ISSN0960-8966
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Apr 2017

Keywords

  • Journal Article

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