Screening people with muscle weakness, damage identifies LOPD

Screening people with muscle weakness, damage identifies LOPD

Screening people with unexplained muscle weakness or elevated levels of muscle damage markers can help to identify people with late-onset Pompe disease (LOPD), a study found. The study, “Screening for Pompe disease in Serbian patients with limb-girdle muscle weakness,” was published in Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery. LOPD is characterized by Pompe disease symptoms that develop after the first year of life. An earlier age at symptom onset is…