Pom
pe disease (ty
pe 2 glycogenosis, acid maltase de
ficiency) is a disorder a
ffecting skeletal and cardiac muscle, caused by de
ficiency o
f acid
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py with recombinant human
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pproval based on studies in in
fants. Results in older children and adults are awaited. Earlier we re
ported on the 3-year
follow-u
p data o
f enzyme thera
py in two adolescents and one adult. In the
present study these
patients were
followed
for another 5 years.