Problem

McArdle's disease

Other Names:
McArdle-Schmid-Pearson disease
Glycogen storage disorder V
Glycogen Storage Disease Type V
Nature:

Glycogen storage disease type V (GSD5, GSD-V), also known as McArdle's disease, is a metabolic disorder, one of the metabolic myopathies, more specifically a muscle glycogen storage disease, caused by a deficiency of myophosphorylase. Its incidence is reported as one in 100,000, roughly the same as glycogen storage disease type I.

The disease was first reported in 1951 by Dr. Brian McArdle of Guy's Hospital, London.
Broader Problems:
Muscular dystrophy
Glycogen storage diseases
Subject(s):
Fundamental Sciences → Organic chemical compounds
Medicine → Pathology
Transportation, Telecommunications → Storage
Problem Type:
G: Very specific problems
Date of last update
04.10.2020 – 22:48 CEST