Chronic diarrhea due to glucoamylase deficiency

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Chronic diarrhea due to glucoamylase deficiency

Synonyms: Maltase-glucoamylase deficiency

A rare intestinal disease characterized by impaired absorption of starch and short polymers of glucose due to primary small intestinal glucoamylase deficiency. Patients present in infancy or early childhood with chronic diarrhea abdominal distention and bloating. Levels of pancreatic amylase are typically normal and histopathological analysis shows normal morphology of the intestinal mucosa.

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Orphadata: Free access data from Orphanet. © INSERM 1999. Available on http://www.orphadata.org. Data version March 2024

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Mississippi Metabolics Foundation

Mississippi Metabolics Foundation (MMF) was founded to raise awareness, educate, and provide support to those living or caring for someone with genetic metabolic disorders/inborn errors of metabolism (IEM).

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