Plasma polyol levels in patients with cataract.

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Galactitol and sorbitol concentrations in plasma were determined in patients (with or without cataract) in whom homo- or heterozygosity for galactokinase, galactose-1-phosphate uridyltransferase, systemic or peripheral UDP-galactose epimerase and sorbitol dehydrogenase deficiency was confirmed. For the above disorders it can be concluded that elevation of plasma polyols is not always related to the presence or...

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