KROK 1 2021 – Question 22 · KROK (Medicine) · Biological Chemistry
In von Gierke disease, glycogen accumulation can be observed in liver and kidneys. This disease is caused by deficiency of the following enzyme:
- A. Phosphoglucomutase
- B. Glucokinase
- C. Glycogen phosphorylase
- D. Glucose-6-phosphatase
- E. Phosphorylase kinase
Hint
In this type I glycogen storage disease the liver cannot release free glucose in the last step of glycogenolysis and gluconeogenesis, causing fasting hypoglycemia.
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