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Carbohydrates are often stored as glycogen in the body. Pathways for the synthesis and breakdown of glycogen (see Figure) permit the maintenance of a steady blood glucose level and provide a source of energy. There are 14 recognized glycogen storage diseases, most of which are "dynamic" in nature, in that the major symptoms are related to exercise intolerance; these symptoms are attributable to an inability to break down glycogen and its metabolites to form ATP. Glycogen storage disease types II, III, and IV are considered to be "static" in nature in that they are associated with fixed weakness, rather . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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From Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston.

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