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364 Glycogen storage disease due to glucose-6-phosphatase deficiency

definition

Glycogenosis due to glucose-6-phosphatase (G6P) deficiency or glycogen storage disease, (GSD), type 1, is a group of inherited metabolic diseases, including types a and b (see these terms), and characterized by poor tolerance to fasting, growth retardation and hepatomegaly resulting from accumulation of glycogen and fat in the liver.