Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Glycogen storage disease type Ia is a rare genetic disorder that develops due to deficient activity of the enzyme glucose 6-phosphatase and manifests clinically early in life with hypoglycemia and failure to thrive, as well as with organ dysfunction, due to excess glycogen accumulation, including hepatomegaly and kidney dysfunction. Endocrine manifestations are commonly encountered in these patients. However, due to their rarity, endocrine dysfunction has not bee...