McArdle, Brian (1911–2002), British physician. McArdle served on the staff of the department of chemical pathology at a London hospital. He was the author of articles on diseases of the muscle. In 1951 he published a paper on myopathy due to a defect in muscle glycogen breakdown. His report was based on the study of a 30-year-old male who had had the disease since childhood.
Medical Dictionary
McArdle's disease
noun Mc·Ar·dle's disease \mək-ˈärd-əlz-\
Medical Definition of MCARDLE'S DISEASE
: glycogen storage disease that is inherited as an autosomal recessive trait, is marked especially by muscle weakness and myoglobinuria, and is caused by deficiency of a phosphorylase normally present in skeletal muscle—called also McArdle's syndrome
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