Danon Disease

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Synonyms

Glycogen Storage Disease Type IIB
GSD IIB
Vacuolar Cardiomyopathy and Myopathy, X-linked
Lysosomal Glycogen Storage Disease Without Acid Maltase Deficiency
Pompe Disease II
Pseudoglycogenosis II
Glycogen Storage Cardiomyopathy
Antopol Disease

Disorder Subdivisions

None

General Discussion

Danon disease is a rare genetic disorder characterized by an X-linked dominant inheritance pattern, as a result of which males are more severely affected than females. Among boys, the key features are diseased heart muscle (cardiomyopathy), weakness of the body muscles (skeletal myopathy) and intellectual disability ranging from mild learning problems to mental retardation. In many males, the disease progresses until a heart transplant is required or death occurs in the second to third decade of life. Females are also affected, although usually more mildly, and often onset is delayed until they reach adulthood. Other features include heart arrhythmias, which can lead to a need for medications or a pacemaker, and eye disease affecting the retina; the retinal disease does not always affect vision. Danon disease is not usually evident at birth unless blood tests are done in a suspected case (i.e. a son born to a mother known to have the disease).

Resources

Association for Glycogen Storage Disease
P.O. Box 896
Durant, IA 52747
USA
Tel: (563)785-6038
Fax: (563)785-6038
Email: maryc@agsdus.org
Internet: http://www.agsdus.org

Adult Medical Genetics Program, University of Colorado
12635 East Montview Blvd.
Suite 100
Aurora, CO 80045
Tel: (303)724-1400
Fax: (303)724-0020
Email: matthew.taylor@uchsc.edu
Internet: http://www.uchsc.edu/amgp and http://www.danondisease.org

Hide & Seek Foundation for Lysosomal Disease Research
4123 Lankershim Blvd.
Suite 302
North Hollywood, CA 91602-2828
Tel: (818)762-8621
Fax: (818)762-2502
Email: info@hideandseek.org
Internet: http://www.hideandseek.org

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Last Updated: 3/15/2007
Copyright 2007 National Organization for Rare Disorders, Inc.

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