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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.
The disease is caused by genetic mutations that lead to deficiency or absence of the enzyme acid alpha-glucosidase (GAA), also known as acid maltase. This enzyme is required to breakdown glycogen, a stored sugar into glucose. Pompe disease exists in three forms-infantile, juvenile, and adult-onset.