
McArdle Disease (GSD5): What It Is, Symptoms & Treatment - Cleveland Clinic
Feb 7, 2024 · McArdle disease happens when you have a deficiency or complete lack of an enzyme called muscle glycogen phosphorylase (myophosphorylase). This issue causes …
McArdle Disease (Glycogen Storage Disease Type 5)
Jan 22, 2025 · McArdle disease, also known as glycogen storage disorder (GSD) type 5, is a rare inherited metabolic disorder primarily affecting skeletal muscles. This condition arises from a …
Glycogen storage disease type V - Wikipedia
Glycogen storage disease type V (GSD5, GSD-V), [1] also known as McArdle's disease, [2] is a metabolic disorder, one of the metabolic myopathies, more specifically a muscle glycogen …
McArdle Disease - Cedars-Sinai
Key points about McArdle disease. McArdle disease (GSD 5) is a rare, genetic muscle disorder. It is an inherited disease. It is a type of glycogen storage disease. It results from a lack of a key …
Glycogen Storage Disease Type V - GeneReviews® - NCBI Bookshelf
Apr 19, 2006 · Glycogen storage disease type V (GSDV, McArdle disease) is a metabolic myopathy characterized by exercise intolerance manifested by rapid fatigue, myalgia, and …
Glycogen storage disease type V - MedlinePlus
Glycogen storage disease type V (also known as GSDV or McArdle disease) is an inherited disorder caused by an inability to break down a complex sugar called glycogen in muscle cells. …
McArdle disease - Muscular Dystrophy UK
McArdle disease, also known as glycogen storage disease type V (GSDV), is a rare inherited metabolic muscle disease, which happens when the body doesn’t have enough of an enzyme …
McArdle disease | Description, Symptoms, & Treatment | Britannica
McArdle disease, rare hereditary deficiency of the enzyme glycogen phosphorylase in muscle cells. In the absence of this enzyme, muscles cannot break down glycogen to meet the energy …
McArdle Disease - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf
Feb 5, 2023 · McArdle disease, also known as glycogen storage disorder (GSD) type V, is an inborn metabolic disorder characterized by a deficiency or complete absence of an enzyme …
McArdle disease Information | Mount Sinai - New York
Learn about McArdle disease, find a doctor, complications, outcomes, recovery and follow-up care for McArdle disease.