Problem
Tarui's disease
Other Names:
Glycogen storage disorder VII Nature:
Phosphofructokinase deficiency is a rare muscular metabolic disorder, with an autosomal recessive inheritance pattern.
It may affect humans as well as other mammals (especially dogs). It was named after the Japanese physician Seiichiro Tarui (b. 1927), who first observed the condition in 1965.
Broader Problems:
Glycogen storage diseases Subject(s):
Fundamental Sciences → Organic chemical compoundsMedicine → Pathology
Transportation, Telecommunications → Storage
Problem Type:
G: Very specific problems Date of last update
04.10.2020 – 22:48 CEST