Update in Glycogen Storage Diseases: Biomedical and Molecular Aspects
A special issue of Biomedicines (ISSN 2227-9059). This special issue belongs to the section "Cell Biology and Pathology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 January 2025 | Viewed by 73
Special Issue Editors
2. Research Methods Group (RESMET), Health Research Institute of Santiago de Compostela (IDIS), Servicio Galego de Saúde (SERGAS), Universidade de Santiago de Compostela (USC), 15706 Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Interests: gene regulation; biomarkers; omics; bioinformatics and glycogen storage diseases
2. Research Methods Group (RESMET), Health Research Institute of Santiago de Compostela (IDIS), Servicio Galego de Saúde (SERGAS), Universidade de Santiago de Compostela (USC), 15706 Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Interests: liver injury; liver biopsy; hepatitis C; liver
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Glycogen storage diseases (GSDs) are a group of 19 hereditary diseases caused by a lack of one or more enzymes involved in the synthesis or degradation of glycogen, and they are characterized by deposits or abnormal types of glycogen in tissues. Disorders of glycogen degradation may primarily affect the liver (hepatic GSDs) or muscles (muscle GSDs) or be multiorganic (mainly Pompe and Cori–Forbes disease). Their frequency is very low, and they are considered rare diseases. Except for X-linked type IX, the different types are inherited in an autosomal recessive pattern. This Special Issue will review the current clinical situation of the different types of GSDs, as well as highlight the latest advances that are known to be involved in their metabolic processes. The development of new therapeutic opportunities for GSD, such as gene therapy using viral delivery vectors, that might support the classic strict dietary treatment could improve glycemic control and prevent long-term complications. Priority will be given to manuscripts referring to types of GSDs with lower prevalence and, therefore, fewer published articles. In addition, applications of newer biomedical and information technologies to GSDs can be considered in this Special Issue. Original manuscripts and reviews are both very welcome in this Special Issue.
Dr. Alberto Molares-Vila
Dr. Santiago Tomé
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- glycogen storage diseases
- metabolic pathways
- minor prevalence
- biomedical technologies
- information technologies
- clinical research
- molecular research
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