Which of the following statements for McArdle’s Disease is NOT correct? a.   It is an inherited disorder.

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Which of the following statements for McArdle’s Disease is NOT correct?

a.

 

It is an inherited disorder.


 

b.

 

Patients have high quantities of glycogen in muscles, implying that glycogen synthesis is normal.


 

c.

 

Patients have no glycogen phosphorylase activity and thus no glycogen breakdown.


 

d.

 

Patients have high concentration of blood glucose, implying that glucose synthesis is normal.

 

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