What are Glycogen Storage Diseases?

GLYCOGEN STORAGE DISEASES
(A) Liver biopsy showing macrovesicular steatosis and normal architecture (H&E, ×200). (B) Strongly positive stained hepatocyte with Periodic acid-Schiff (PAS) suggesting hepatic glycogenosis (×200). (C) Staining glycogen disappeared with D-PAS (×200). Hepatic glycogenosis in type 1 diabetes mellitus mimicking Mauriac syndrome: Jung IA, Cho WK, Jeon YJ, Kim SH, Cho KS, Park SH, Jung MH, Suh BK - Korean journal of pediatrics (2015). Not altered. CC.

Glycogen storage diseases are disorders that cause improper storage of glycogen.