Other goals include increasing public awareness of these disorders and promoting medical research into the various forms of glycogen storage diseases. Funds have been used to award college grants and scholarships to students with these disorders and award research grants to medical professionals working on glycogen storage diseases. The Association also fosters publicity in local newspapers to make the public more aware of these diseases and to highlight the need for more research and funding for glycogen storage disease. Educational materials include brochures, newsletters, and a parent handbook. GSDs are a series of 11 different inherited diseases, each of which affects a different aspect of glycogen metabolism.
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