Mónica López-Rodríguez, Miguel Angel Torralba-Cabeza, Iván Pérez de Pedro, Alberto Rivera, Roi Suarez Gil, Ana Gómez-Belda, Jose Luis Patier de la Peña, Alberto de Los Santos Moreno, Albert Selva-O'Callaghan, Igor Gómez Gárate, Andrés González García, Roberto Hurtado, Pablo Tutor de Ureta, Miguel Ángel Barba-Romero, José C Milisenda, Josep M Grau-Junyent
BACKGROUND: The screening of high-risk populations using dried blood spots (DBS) has allowed the rapid identification of patients with Pompe disease, mostly in Neurology departments. The aim of the study was to determine the prevalence of late-onset Pompe disease (LOPD) among patients not previously diagnosed or tested for this entity despite presenting possible signs or symptoms of the disease in Internal Medicine departments in Spain. METHODS: This epidemiological, observational, cross-sectional, multicenter study included a single cohort of individuals with clinical suspicion of LOPD seen at Internal Medicine departments in Spain...
August 31, 2023: Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases