Classic galactosemia is a rare inherited disorder of galactose metabolism caused by deficient activity of galactose-1-phosphate uridylyltransferase (GALT), the second enzyme of …
Galactosemia is an inborn disorder of carbohydrate metabolism characterized by the inability to metabolize galactose, a sugar contained in milk (the main source of nourishment …
GT Berry - Rosenberg's molecular and genetic basis of …, 2015 - Elsevier
A deficiency of each of the three enzymes important in galactose metabolism, galactose-1- phosphate uridyltransferase (GALT), galactokinase (GALK) and UDP-galactose 4 …
R Hegarty, N Hadzic, P Gissen, A Dhawan - European journal of pediatrics, 2015 - Springer
Acute liver failure (ALF) in children is a rare condition that is often fatal without liver transplantation. The diagnostic work-up is complex, and the etiology is unidentified in up to …
K Gandhi - Translational pediatrics, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Hypoglycemia is a heterogeneous disorder with many different possible etiologies, including hyperinsulinism, glycogen storage disorders, fatty acid disorders, hormonal deficiencies …
M Thakur, G Feldman, EE Puscheck - Journal of assisted reproduction and …, 2018 - Springer
Classic galactosemia is an inborn error of the metabolism with devastating consequences. Newborn screening has been successful in markedly reducing the acute neonatal symptoms …
Purpose To test the hypothesis that children with classic galactosemia and speech disorders are at risk for co-occurring strength and coordination disorders. Method This is a case …
MA Kotb, L Mansour, RA Shamma - International Journal of …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Galactose is a hexose essential for production of energy, which has a prebiotic role and is essential for galactosylation of endogenous and exogenous proteins, ceramides, myelin …
A Kuiper, S Grünewald, E Murphy… - Journal of inherited …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Although movement disorders (MDs) are known complications, the exact frequency and severity remains uncertain in patients with classical galactosemia, especially in children. We …