Chimerism after liver transplantation for type IV glycogen storage disease and type 1 Gaucher's disease

Starzl, T E; Demetris, A J; Trucco, M; Ricordi, C; Ildstad, S; Terasaki, P I; Murase, N; Kendall, R S; Kocova, M; Rudert, W A

doi:10.1056/NEJM199303183281101

Chimerism after liver transplantation for type IV glycogen storage disease and type 1 Gaucher's disease

Journal

The New England journal of medicine

Date Issued

1993-03-18

Author(s)

Starzl, T E

Demetris, A J

Trucco, M

Ricordi, C

Ildstad, S

Terasaki, P I

Murase, N

Kendall, R S

Rudert, W A

DOI

10.1056/NEJM199303183281101

Abstract

Liver transplantation for type IV glycogen storage disease (branching-enzyme deficiency) results in the resorption of extrahepatic deposits of amylopectin, but the mechanism of resorption is not known.