A sample of cerium-141 for a diagnostic test was dissolved in saline solution to an activity of 4.5 millicuries/mL. If the patient undergoing the test needs a dose of 10.
Pompe Disease. Pompe disease is a hereditary disorder that disables the heart and muscles. It is rare, most often times fatal, and found 1 in every 40,000 births. The disorder is caused by mutations in the gene that makes the enzyme alpha-glucosidase (GAA), which reduces or eliminates the enzyme alpha-glucosidase.
Causes of Broader Categories of Pompe disease: Review the causal information about the various more general categories of medical conditions: 1  Muscle conditions. 2  Musculoskeletal conditions. 3  Genetic conditions. 4  Metabolic conditions. 5  Congenital conditions-metabolic disorders. 6  Congenital conditions. 7  more types...Â».