Cardiac evaluation in children and adults with Pompe disease sharing the common c.-32-13T>G genotype rarely reveals abnormalities.
van der Beek NA, Soliman OI, van Capelle CI, Geleijnse ML, Vletter WB, Kroos MA, Reuser AJ, Frohn-Mulder IM, van Doorn PA, van der Ploeg AT
Journal of the neurological sciences, 2008 Dec 15
Abstract
Pompe disease is an inherited metabolic disorder caused by deficiency of acid alpha-glucosidase. All affected neonates have a severe hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, leading to cardiac failure and death within the first year of life. We investigated the presence and extent of cardiac involvement in children and adults with Pompe disease with the common c.-32-13T>G genotype to determine the usefulness of cardiac screening in these patients with relatively 'milder' phenotypes.