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Congenital disorders of glycosylation type I

Definition:

Congenital disorders of glycosylation (CDG) are a group of disorders caused by defects in various genes for N-glycan biosynthesis. CDG type I is defined by mutations in genes encoding enzymes which involves disrupted synthesis of the lipid linked oligosaccharide precursor and its transfer to polypeptide chain of protein, affecting N-glycan assembly in cytosol and endoplasmic reticulum. An increasing number of disorders have been discovered, with many subtypes identified. PMM2-CDG is the most common form, with over 800 patients diagnosed mostly in Europe. Almost all type present in infancy. These diseases demonstrate a broad range of clinical manifestation, associated with developmental delay, psychomotor retardation, hypotonia, seizures, hepatomegaly, microcephaly, and pericardial effusion.

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