Table 2.
Glycogen accumulation within specific tissues
| Glycogen accumulation | Patient 1 | Patient 2 | Patient 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skeletal muscle | |||
| Quadriceps femoris | Severe | Severe | Moderate |
| Psoas | Severe | ||
| Sternothyroid | Severe | ||
| Proximal esophagus | Severe | Moderate | |
| Deltoid | Moderate | Severe | Mild |
| Intercostal | Moderate | ||
| Diaphragm | Moderate | Moderate | Minimal |
| Extraocular | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate |
| Smooth muscle | |||
| Eye | |||
| Iris sphincter | Severe | Severe | Severe |
| Ciliary body | Moderate | Mild | Mild |
| Genitourinary | |||
| Urinary bladder | Severe | Severe | Moderate |
| Blood vessels | |||
| Medium-sized arteries in sclera and orbit | Severe | Severe | |
| Respiratory | |||
| Bronchi | Mild | Mild | Moderate |
| Gastrointestinal | |||
| Esophagus | Mild | Moderate | |
| Stomach | Mild | Moderate | Moderate |
| Small intestine | Mild | Mild | None |
| Colon | Mild | Mod | Moderate |
| Heart | |||
| Cardiac myocytes | |||
| Outer myocardium of anterior, lateral, and posterior wall of left ventricle | Severe | Moderate | Moderate |
| Inner myocardium, subendocardium of anterior, lateral | |||
| and posterior walls of LV | Moderate | Moderate | Severe |
| Mid-myocardium of anterior, lateral, posterior walls of LV | |||
| Conduction system | Mild | Mild | Moderate |
| Sinoatrial node | |||
| Atrioventricular node | |||
| Bundle of His | Severe | ||
| Cardiac weight (mean for age) | Severe | Moderate to severe | |
| Severe | Moderate | ||
| 83 g (55 g) | 120 g (49 g) | 200 g (43 g) | |
| Peripheral nervous system | |||
| Sural nerve | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate |
| Ganglion cells (neurons) | |||
| Small intestine | Moderate | Severe | Severe |
| Colon | Moderate | Severe | Severe |
| Adrenal glands | None | Minimal | Moderate |
| Eyes | |||
| Lens epithelial cells | Severe | Moderate | Severe |
| Retinal ganglion cells | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate |
| Corneal endothelial cells | Moderate | Moderate | Mild |
| Iris pigmented epithelium | Mild | Moderate | Moderate |
| Photoreceptors | None | Moderate | Moderate |
| Optic nerve glial cells | Moderate | Moderate | Severe |