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  2. Galactosemia - Wikipedia

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    The only treatment for classic galactosemia is eliminating lactose and galactose from the diet (e.g. exclusion of dairy products containing lactose). [6] [17] [18] Lactose-restricted diet is efficient in resolving acute complications; however, it is not sufficient to prevent long-term complications affecting the brain and female gonads. [17]

  3. Galactose-1-phosphate uridylyltransferase deficiency - Wikipedia

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    In classic galactosemia, galactose-1-phosphate uridylyltransferase activity is reduced or absent; leading to an accumulation of the precursors, galactose, galactitol, and Gal-1-P. [3] The elevation of precursors can be used to differentiate GALT deficiency from galactokinase deficiency, as Gal-1-P is typically not elevated in galactokinase ...

  4. Galactokinase deficiency - Wikipedia

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    Unlike classic galactosemia, which is caused by a deficiency of galactose-1-phosphate uridyltransferase, galactokinase deficiency does not present with severe manifestations in early infancy. Its major clinical symptom is the development of cataracts during the first weeks or months of life, as a result of the accumulation, in the lens, of ...

  5. Galactosemic cataract - Wikipedia

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    The treatment for galactosemic cataract is no different from general galactosemia treatment. In fact, galactosemic cataract is one of the few symptoms that is actually reversible. Infants should be immediately removed from a galactose diet when symptoms present, and the cataract should disappear and visibility should return to normal. [12]

  6. Galactose-1-phosphate uridylyltransferase - Wikipedia

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    Galactosemia is an autosomal recessive inherited disorder detectable in newborns and childhood. [12] It occurs at approximately 1 in every 40,000-60,000 live-born infants. Classical galactosemia (G/G) is caused by a deficiency in GALT activity, whereas the more common clinical manifestations, Duarte (D/D) and the Duarte/Classical variant (D/G ...

  7. Galactose epimerase deficiency - Wikipedia

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    Galactose epimerase deficiency, also known as GALE deficiency, Galactosemia III [1] and UDP-galactose-4-epimerase deficiency, [2] is a rare, autosomal recessive form of galactosemia associated with a deficiency of the enzyme galactose epimerase.

  8. Duarte galactosemia - Wikipedia

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    Duarte galactosemia is an inherited condition associated with diminished ability to metabolize galactose due to a partial deficiency of the enzyme galactose-1-phosphate uridylyltransferase. [1] DG differs from classic galactosemia in that patients with Duarte galactosemia have partial GALT deficiency whereas patients with classic galactosemia ...

  9. Galactokinase - Wikipedia

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    Galactokinase deficiency, also known as galactosemia type II, is a recessive metabolic disorder caused by a mutation in human galactokinase. About 20 mutations have been identified that cause galactosemia type II, the main symptom of which is early onset cataracts. In lens cells of the human eye, aldose reductase converts galactose to ...