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Pregnancy and associated events in women receiving enzyme replacement therapy for late-onset glycogen storage disease type II (Pompe disease).

AIM: Glycogen storage disease type II (GSD II or Pompe disease; OMIM; 232 300) is a rare autosomal recessive lysosomal storage disorder resulting from deficiency of α-glucosidase and accumulation of glycogen in muscle. Clinical symptoms include weakness of skeletal and respiratory muscles and, in infants, cardiomyopathy. Patients with GSD II receive infusions of recombinant α-glucosidase (enzyme replacement therapy; ERT), which slow the progression of the disease. ERT is given to male and female patients of all ages but as yet little is documented on the effects of continuing ERT during pregnancy. The aim of this case series was therefore to ascertain the pregnancy outcomes of women with GSD II on ERT and to describe adverse events associated with pregnancy, delivery and therapy.

METHODS: The medical records of eight women attending the Royal Free Hospital Lysosomal Storage Disorders Unit were reviewed. Four of the eight women had seven pregnancies over a period of 8 years.

RESULTS: In this series GSD II was associated with interventional deliveries but normal neonates. Cessation of ERT in early pregnancy resulted in deterioration of maternal symptoms and emergence of allergic reactions on restarting ERT.

CONCLUSION: Individualized care plans are required to ensure the best neonatal and maternal outcomes. Consideration should be given to the potential benefits to mother and fetus of continuing ERT during pregnancy.

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