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McArdle disease (GSD V)

Enzyme or protein defect

Myophosphorylase

Accumulates or becomes deficient

Muscle glycogen

Key features

Exercise intolerance, cramps, myoglobinuria, second-wind phenomenon; normal blood glucose

Management

Moderate exercise; sucrose pre-exercise

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Recent literature

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    PHKA1-associated phosphorylase kinase deficiency: a monogenic disorder of exercise intolerance and myalgia.

    Koch RL, Fares AH, Cocanougher BT, Lim J, Haijer-Schreuder AB, Derks TGJ, Grünert SC, Sharma R, Jones KA, Kis… · 2025-11-10

    open access unreviewed
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    Prevalence and incidence rates of 17 neuromuscular disorders: An updated review of the literature.

    Deenen JC, Verbeek AL, Verschuuren JJ, van Engelen BG, Voermans NC. · 2025-03-04

    cited 16× open access unreviewed
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    Integrative Approaches to Myopathies and Muscular Dystrophies: Molecular Mechanisms, Diagnostics, and Future Therapies.

    Ziemian M, Szmydtka J, Snoch W, Milner S, Wojciechowski S, Dłuszczakowska A, Chojnowski JW, Pallach Z, Żamojd… · 2025-08-18

    cited 2× open access unreviewed
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    Small-molecule inhibition of glycogen synthase 1 for the treatment of Pompe disease and other glycogen storage disorders.

    Ullman JC, Mellem KT, Xi Y, Ramanan V, Merritt H, Choy R, Gujral T, Young LEA, Blake K, Tep S, Homburger JR, … · 2024-01-17

    cited 27× unreviewed
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    Metabolic Myopathies in the Era of Next-Generation Sequencing.

    Urtizberea JA, Severa G, Malfatti E. · 2023-04-22

    cited 16× open access unreviewed
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    Pathophysiology and Management of Fatigue in Neuromuscular Diseases.

    Torri F, Lopriore P, Montano V, Siciliano G, Mancuso M, Ricci G. · 2023-03-05

    cited 14× open access unreviewed
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    Clinical, Biochemical, and Molecular Characterization of Two Families with Novel Mutations in the <i>LDHA</i> Gene (GSD XI).

    Serrano-Lorenzo P, Rabasa M, Esteban J, Hidalgo Mayoral I, Domínguez-González C, Blanco-Echevarría A, Garrido… · 2022-10-11

    cited 7× open access unreviewed
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    251st ENMC international workshop: Polyglucosan storage myopathies 13-15 December 2019, Hoofddorp, the Netherlands.

    Laforêt P, Oldfors A, Malfatti E, Vissing J, ENMC 251st workshop study group. · 2021-01-23

    cited 6× unreviewed

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