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    Cupler, Edward J.; Berger, Kenneth I.; Leshner, Robert T.; Wolfe, Gil I.; Han, Jay J.; Barohn, Richard J.; Kissel, John T.

    Muscle & nerve, March 2012, Volume: 45, Issue: 3
    Journal Article

    Introduction: Pompe disease is a rare, autosomal recessive disorder caused by deficiency of the glycogen‐degrading lysosomal enzyme acid alpha‐glucosidase. Late‐onset Pompe disease is a multisystem condition, with a heterogeneous clinical presentation that mimics other neuromuscular disorders. Methods: Objective is to propose consensus‐based treatment and management recommendations for late‐onset Pompe disease. Methods: A systematic review of the literature by a panel of specialists with expertise in Pompe disease was undertaken. Conclusions: A multidisciplinary team should be involved to properly treat the pulmonary, neuromuscular, orthopedic, and gastrointestinal elements of late‐onset Pompe disease. Presymptomatic patients with subtle objective signs of Pompe disease (and patients symptomatic at diagnosis) should begin treatment with enzyme replacement therapy (ERT) immediately; presymptomatic patients without symptoms or signs should be observed without use of ERT. After 1 year of ERT, patients' condition should be reevaluated to determine whether ERT should be continued. Muscle Nerve, 2012