What is GSD disease?

A glycogen storage disease (GSD, also glycogenosis and dextrinosis) is a metabolic disorder caused by enzyme deficiencies affecting either glycogen synthesis, glycogen breakdown or glycolysis (glucose breakdown), typically within muscles and/or liver cells. read more

Glycogen Storage Disease (GSD) The underlying problem in all of the Glycogen Storage Diseases is the use and storage of glycogen. Sometimes GSDs are also referred to as glycogenoses because they are caused by difficulty in glycogen metabolism. read more

Glycogen storage disease type I (GSD I) or von Gierke disease, is the most common of the glycogen storage diseases. This genetic disease results from deficiency of the enzyme glucose-6-phosphatase, and has an incidence in the American population of approximately 1 in 50,000 to 100,000 births. read more