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Classic Galactosemia: Indian Scenario.
Classic galactosemia is an autosomal recessive disorder of galactose metabolism due to deficiency of the enzyme galactose-1phosphate uridyltransferase (GALT). Most affected babies develop severe manifestations such as failure to thrive, vomiting, diarrhea, hypoglycemia, hypotonia, jaundice (which is often unconjugated in the beginning) and cataracts within 1-2 weeks of starting milk feeding [1,...
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Almost every female classic galactosemia patient develops primary ovarian insufficiency (POI) as a diet-independent complication of the disease. This is a major concern for patients and their parents, and physicians are often asked about possible options to preserve fertility. Unfortunately, there are no recommendations on fertility preservation in this group. The unique pathophysiology of clas...
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Objective: To report a case of classic galactosemia that presented with a rare ocular finding, Peters’ anomaly. Clinical Presentation and Intervention: A neonate, born to firstdegree healthy cousins, presented with persistent vomiting, failure to thrive, lethargy, and jaundice. Corneal opacity was noticed in the left eye. Hydration and empiric antibiotics were started after collection of the re...
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Classic galactosemia is a potentially lethal disorder that results from profound impairment of galactose-1-phosphate uridylyltransferase (GALT). Despite decades of research, the underlying pathophysiology of classic galactosemia remains unclear, in part owing to the lack of an appropriate animal model. Here, we report the establishment of a Drosophila melanogaster model of classic galactosemia;...
متن کاملDietary management of galactosemia.
Galactosemia is detected by newborn screening in New South Wales and managed by the metabolic team at the Children's Hospital at Westmead. Infants with the Duarte variant are not treated. Management is based on the Handbook for Galactosemia prepared in 1998. This handbook provides information for the family on the dietary management, inheritance and ovarian function. The major dietary sources o...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Inherited Metabolic Disease
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0141-8955,1573-2665
DOI: 10.1007/s10545-010-9157-8