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Galactose breath testing distinguishes variant and severe galactose-1-phosphate uridyltransferase genotypes.
Pediatric research - 1 Sept 2000
Berry G T, Singh R H, Mazur A T, Guerrero N, Kennedy M J, Chen J, Reynolds R, Palmieri M J, Klein P D, Segal S, Elsas L J
Abstract excerpt
A galactose breath test that quantitates [1-(13)C]galactose conversion to 13CO2 provides information on the whole body galactose oxidative capacity. As there is little information on the relationship between whole body oxidation and the genotype in patients with galactosemia, we measured the 13CO2 excretion for 2 h after administration of [1-(13)C]galactose in 37 patients (3-48 y old) with galactose-1-phosphate...
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