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Glycogen Storage Disease

Obligatory

Must not donate if:
Suffers from a Glycogen Storage Disease.

Discretionary

If the potential donor suffers from type 0 (glycogen synthase deficiency), type V (McArdle disease), type XI (Fanconi-Bickel syndrome), type XII (Red cell aldolase deficiency), or type XIII Glycogen Storage Disease (Beta-enolase deficiency), accept.

Additional Information

Glycogen storage disease (GSD) is the result of defects in the processing of glycogen synthesis or breakdown within muscles, liver, and other cell types. GSD in humans is genetic caused by an inborn error of metabolism (genetically defective enzymes) involved in these processes.

A position statement on Glycogen storage disorders is available in the JPAC Document Library

 

Update Information

This entry was last updated in:
WBDSG-CB Edition 203, Release 36