DOCTORAL SYMPOSIUM

PETER'S SYMPTOMS

• Undersized
• Weak
• Listless
• 3 respiratory infections this year
• Cries a lot

TESTS

• Ran a blood test for Pompe's disease
• Ran a sonogram of the heart
• Blood test was positive
• Sonogram results showed enlarged heart

POMPE'S DISEASE

• Symptoms are weakness
• Trouble holding up head
• Poor weight gain
• Frequent respiratory infections

CELL ORGANELLE AFFECTED

• His lysosomes have been affected
• They're supposed to recycle things within the cell
• A certain enzyme is meant to break glycogen into glucose
• If glycogen doesn't break down, the lysosome will become toxic

WHY DOES PETER HAVE THIS?

• Pompe's is a genetic disease
• It has been passed down to him by his parents