Glycogen storage disease type VIII

Introduction: Glycogen storage disease type VIII

Description of Glycogen storage disease type VIII

Glycogen storage disease type VIII (medical condition): A mild glycogen storage disease which affects males only and involves a...more »

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Glycogen storage disease type VIII: x-linked recessive hepatic glycogen storage disease resulting from lack of expression of phosphorylase-b-kinase activity; symptoms are relatively mild, hepatomegaly, increased liver glycogen, and decreased leukocyte phosphorylase are present; liver shrinkage occurs in response to glucagon.
Source: CRISP

Glycogen storage disease type VIII: An x-linked recessive hepatic glycogen storage disease resulting from lack of expression of phosphorylase-b-kinase activity. Symptoms are relatively mild; hepatomegaly, increased liver glycogen, and decreased leukocyte phosphorylase are present. Liver shrinkage occurs in response to glucagon.
Source: MeSH 2007

Glycogen storage disease type VIII: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Glycogen storage disease type VIII:

• Glycogen storage disease
• Storage disease
• Glycogen
• Storage
• Type
• Linked
• Recessive
• Recessive diseases
• Hepatic
• Hepatic symptoms (1644 causes)

Glycogen storage disease type VIII as a Disease

Glycogen storage disease type VIII: Another name for Glycogenosis type 8 (or close medical condition association).
  »Introduction: Glycogenosis type 8
  »Symptoms of Glycogenosis type 8

Glycogen storage disease type VIII: Related Diseases

Glycogen storage disease type VIII: Glycogen storage disease type VIII is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database:

• Genetic conditions
• Metabolic conditions
• Congenital conditions - metabolic disorders
• Congenital conditions

Symptoms of Glycogen storage disease type VIII (Glycogenosis type 8)

Some of the symptoms of Glycogen storage disease type VIII incude:

• Asymptomatic
• Enlarged liver
• High blood cholesterol
• Increased blood triglyceride level
• Hyperketosis after fasting

See full list of 6 symptoms of Glycogen storage disease type VIII (Glycogenosis type 8)

Terms associated with Glycogen storage disease type VIII:

Terms Similar to Glycogen storage disease type VIII:

• Glycogenosis 8

Source - MeSH 2007

Broader terms for Glycogen storage disease type VIII

• Genetic Diseases, X-Linked
• Glycogen Storage Disease

Source - MeSH 2007

• glycogen storage disease

Source - CRISP

The term Glycogen storage disease type VIII can be used for:

• glycogenosis type VIII
• hepatic phosphorylase kinase deficiency

Source: CRISP

Hierarchical classifications of Glycogen storage disease type VIII

The following list attempts to classify Glycogen storage disease type VIII into categories where each line is subset of the next.

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities
  • Genetic Diseases, Inborn
    • Genetic Diseases, X-Linked
      • Glycogen Storage Disease Type VIII

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities
  • Genetic Diseases, Inborn
    • Metabolism, Inborn Errors
      • Carbohydrate Metabolism, Inborn Errors
        • Glycogen Storage Disease
          • Glycogen Storage Disease Type VIII

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases
  • Metabolic Diseases
    • Metabolism, Inborn Errors
      • Carbohydrate Metabolism, Inborn Errors
        • Glycogen Storage Disease
          • Glycogen Storage Disease Type VIII

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