Glycogen storage disease type Ia (GSD-Ia) is an autosomal recessive disorder of glycogen metabolism caused by a deficiency of glucose-6-phosphatase (G6Pase) that is expressed in the liver, kidney, and intestinal mucosa. Clinical manifestations include short stature, hepatomegaly, hypoglycemia, hyperuricemia, and lactic acidemia. To elucidate a spectrum of the G6Pase gene mutations and their frequencies, we analyzed mutations in 51 unrelated Japanese patients with GSD-Ia. The most prevalent mutation was g727t, accounting for 88 of 102 mutant alleles examined, followed by R170X mutation, which accounted for 6 mutant alleles, and R83H mutation which was observed in 3 mutant alleles. In addition, 3 different, novel mutations, IVS1-1g
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Institut Pasteur de Dakar, Immunophysiopathology and Infectious Diseases Department, G4-Malaria Experimental Genetic Approaches and Vaccines Unit, Dakar, Senegal.
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