POMPE DISEASE - RARE DESEASES

Pompe disease



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Pompe disease is a rare neuromuscular disorder of genetic origin that causes muscle weakness and may manifest in the first 12 months of life or later in childhood or adolescence. Although Pompe's disease is always characterized by a muscular impairment that affects the ability to support, cardiac and respiratory functioning, the symptoms vary greatly from patient to patient, especially depending on the stage at which the disease begins to manifest