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. 2015 Mar 13;23:45–54. doi: 10.1007/8904_2015_426

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