RARE DISEASERESEARCH ATLAS

ORPHA:366

Glycogen storage disease due to glycogen debranching enzyme deficiency

high confidenceDisorder

Also known as: Amylo-1,6-glucosidase deficiency · Cori disease · Cori-Forbes disease · Forbes disease · GDE deficiency · GSD due to glycogen debranching enzyme deficiency · GSD type 3 · GSDIII · Glycogen storage disease type 3 · Glycogen storage disease type III · Glycogenosis due to glycogen debranching enzyme deficiency · Glycogenosis type 3 · Glycogenosis type III · Limit dextrinosis

Query health: suspect — Only one of 2 strategies returned hits (phrase).

Publications

871

86.5th percentile

Trials

4

Interventional, condition-specific

Researchers

1,276

Distinct authors in sample

Gene link

AGL

Definitive

Readiness

3/6

Stages with a signal

Clinical definition (Orphanet)

A rare inborn error of metabolism disease characterized by variable liver, skeletal muscle and cardiac involvement, usually presenting in early childhood.

How rare: How common this is has not been clearly measured.

Orphanet entry

Cross-references

Joined from Mondo / Orphanet. MeSH labels may enter searches; UMLS / OMIM / NCIT are stored for reference.

Additional Mondo synonyms (10)

AGL glycogen storage disease · amylo-1,6-glucosidase deficiency · glycogen storage disease III · glycogen storage disease caused by mutation in AGL · glycogen storage disease type 3 · glycogen storage disease type III · glycogenosis due to glycogen debranching enzyme deficiency · glycogenosis type 3 · glycogenosis type III · limit dextrinosis

Research stages

Trial readiness signals

Where this condition sits on an open-data research pipeline — not how close a treatment is, and not medical advice. Empty stages often mean “not in these databases under this Mondo ID,” not “impossible.”

3/6 stages with a signal

An interventional trial matched this condition name on ClinicalTrials.gov — see trials below.

  1. Gene identifiedPresent

    Definitive — AGL

  2. LiteraturePresent

    871 matched papers (345 in last 10 years) Source

  3. Phenotype characterisedNot checked

    Not yet enriched from Monarch / HPO

  4. Animal modelNot checked

    Not yet enriched from Monarch / Alliance

  5. Orphan designationNot checked

    FDA/EMA orphan-drug designation not enriched yet

  6. Interventional trialPresent

    4 matched on ClinicalTrials.gov

Biology

Genes and phenotypes

Gene–disease validity from GenCC, plus phenotypes and animal models joined from Monarch Initiative via Mondo ID — not a clinical diagnosis aid.

Do we know what causes it?

Yes — we know a specific gene responsible (AGL).

GenCC classification: Definitive.

Phenotypes (Monarch / HPO)

Not enriched in this build — Monarch phenotype joins were not run for this record.

Animal models (Monarch / Alliance)

Not enriched in this build.

Literature

Is anyone studying this?

871

871 papers have been published on this condition. That is a real research literature — still far smaller than common diseases (breast cancer: over 700,000 papers). Median papers in the last 10 years for a rare disease in this dataset (publications denominator n=5449) is 41.

871 papers since the earliest indexed year in this search — median last-10-year count for a rare disease in this dataset is 41 (publications denominator n=5449).

345 in the last 10 years · high confidence · 86.5th percentile (publications denominator)

Phrase hits: 871 · MeSH hits: 0

Open Europe PMC search

Who's working on it?

1,276

Distinct author names in 200 sampled papers — named people below.

Who's working on it?

People publishing on this condition (sampled Europe PMC records). Affiliation is the most recent found in that sample.

  1. 01
    Ronzitti G13 papers · 2026

    Généthon, Évry, France.

    Papers in Europe PMC
  2. 02
    Laforêt P11 papers · 2026

    Neurology Unit, Raymond Poincaré Hospital, Université Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, Montigny-le-Bretonneux, France.

    Papers in Europe PMC
  3. 03
    Labrune P10 papers · 2026

    APHP, Hôpitaux Universitaires Paris Sud, hôpital Antoine Béclère, Centre de Référence des Maladies héréditaires du Métabolisme Hépatique, and Paris Sud University, Clamart, France.

    Papers in Europe PMC
  4. 04
    Malfatti E9 papers · 2026

    Université Paris Est, U955, IMRB, INSERM, APHP, Centre de Référence de Pathologie Neuromusculaire Nord-Est-Ile-de-France, Henri Mondor Hospital, 94000 Créteil, France.

    Papers in Europe PMC
  5. 05
    Jauze L8 papers · 2026

    INTEGRARE, Genethon, Inserm, Univ Evry, Université Paris-Saclay, 91002 Evry, France; Genethon, 91002 Evry, France.

    Papers in Europe PMC
  6. 06
    Derks TGJ7 papers · 2025

    Section of Metabolic Diseases, Beatrix Children's Hospital, University of Groningen, University Medical Center of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.

    Papers in Europe PMC
  7. 07
    Kishnani PS7 papers · 2022

    Division of Medical Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA. priya.kishnani@duke.edu.

    Papers in Europe PMC
  8. 08
    Petit F7 papers · 2026

    Laboratoire de génétique moléculaire, Service d'histologie-embryologie-cytogénétique, Hôpital Antoine Béclère, GH Paris-Sud, AP-HP, Paris, France.

    Papers in Europe PMC
  9. 09
    Comi GP6 papers · 2019

    Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, University of Milan, and Neurology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy.

    Papers in Europe PMC
  10. 10
    HOCH L6 papers · 2025

    CECS, I-Stem, Corbeil-Essonnes, France.

    Papers in Europe PMC

Clinical research

Is a treatment being tested?

4

interventional trials for this specific condition

4 interventional trials matched this specific condition name; none in our sample are currently recruiting.

Data as of 27 July 2026

4 interventional trials — more than 73% of diseases in the trials denominator have none at all (5114 of 7003; this disease is at the 86.7th percentile).

high confidence · 86.7th percentile (trials denominator)

Recruiting interventional trials

From the matched ClinicalTrials.gov set

4 interventional trials matched after quoted-phrase search and title/condition post-filter.

No currently recruiting studies in the matched set. Open the same search on ClinicalTrials.gov.

Observational and natural-history studies

5 observational studies match this condition. These do not test a treatment and are not counted in the interventional-trial headline, but they are genuine research: natural-history work often defines the endpoints needed for a future rare-disease trial, and families may be able to enroll.

Recruiting or not-yet-recruiting

Open the complete matched search on ClinicalTrials.gov

Where to find support

We do not yet link condition-specific patient organisations. These umbrella groups support undiagnosed and ultra-rare families:

India — NPRD

Last verified 2026-07-26

Directly listed under NPRD Group 1.

Group 1 — one-time curative treatment

Up to ₹50 lakh per patient

Financial support for treatment at notified Centres of Excellence (figures evolved from the original ₹20 lakh Group-1 ceiling).

Policy figures change. Verify current MoHFW / CoE guidance before relying on any amount. Verify

Centres of Excellence (15)
  • All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS)New Delhi, Delhi
  • Maulana Azad Medical CollegeNew Delhi, Delhi
  • Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical SciencesLucknow, Uttar Pradesh
  • Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER)Chandigarh, Chandigarh
  • Centre for DNA Fingerprinting & Diagnostics with Nizam’s Institute of Medical SciencesHyderabad, Telangana
  • King Edward Memorial HospitalMumbai, Maharashtra
  • Institute of Post-Graduate Medical Education and Research (IPGMER)Kolkata, West Bengal
  • Centre for Human Genetics with Indira Gandhi HospitalBengaluru, Karnataka
  • Institute of Child Health and Hospital for Children (ICH & HC)Chennai, Tamil Nadu
  • All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS)Jodhpur, Rajasthan
  • Sree Avittam Thirunal Hospital (SAT), Government Medical CollegeThiruvananthapuram, Kerala
  • All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS)Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
  • Regional Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS)Imphal, Manipur
  • All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS)Patna, Bihar
  • Assam Medical College & HospitalDibrugarh, Assam

Voluntary contributions / crowdfunding (separate from CoE funding): https://rarediseases.mohfw.gov.in/

Hand-curated for this project. ORPHAcode mappings are best-effort and may be incomplete or imprecise for umbrella categories. Parent (Mondo) matches mean the policy lists a broader category — confirm eligibility with a Centre of Excellence. Financial entitlements summarised from public policy statements and may change. This is not official government guidance.

How we counted this

Europe PMC query (preferred label + any corrected label + Orphanet and Mondo exact synonyms, stoplisted; unioned with resolved MeSH labels when available). UMLS / OMIM / NCIT cross-references are stored on the overview but are not added to the query string.

"Glycogen storage disease due to glycogen debranching enzyme deficiency" OR "Amylo-1,6-glucosidase deficiency" OR "Cori disease" OR "Cori-Forbes disease" OR "Forbes disease" OR "GDE deficiency" OR "GSD due to glycogen debranching enzyme deficiency" OR "GSD type 3" OR "GSDIII" OR "Glycogen storage disease type 3" OR "Glycogen storage disease type III" OR "Glycogenosis due to glycogen debranching enzyme deficiency" OR "Glycogenosis type 3" OR "Glycogenosis type III" OR "Limit dextrinosis" OR "AGL glycogen storage disease" OR "glycogen storage disease III"

Run this search on Europe PMC

ClinicalTrials.gov query (quoted phrases + MeSH via query.cond, plus recall-expansion terms when used):

"Glycogen storage disease due to glycogen debranching enzyme deficiency" OR "Amylo-1,6-glucosidase deficiency" OR "Cori disease" OR "Cori-Forbes disease" OR "Forbes disease" OR "GDE deficiency" OR "GSD due to glycogen debranching enzyme deficiency" OR "GSD type 3" OR "GSDIII" OR "Glycogen storage disease type 3" OR "Glycogen storage disease type III" OR "Glycogenosis due to glycogen debranching enzyme deficiency" OR "Glycogenosis type 3" OR "Glycogenosis type III" OR "Limit dextrinosis" OR "AGL glycogen storage disease" OR "glycogen storage disease III" OR "AGL"

Recall-expansion terms: AGL

Interventional trials matched via: phrase (mesh = registered under a MeSH descriptor no name phrase would catch; recall-expansion = gene / selected parent terms used only for trials).

Study-type breakdown: 4 interventional · 5 observational · 0 expanded access. Only interventional studies enter the trial headline.

Query health: suspect — strategies attempted: phrase, recall-expansion; with hits: phrase

Run this search on ClinicalTrials.gov

Synonyms dropped by stoplist: glycogen storage disease caused by mutation in AGL

Confidence reasoning

  • Preferred label is multi-word and distinctive
  • No synonyms dropped by stoplist
  • No label/synonym collisions with other diseases in this corpus

Ingested 2026-07-26T13:34:53.763Z