Hereditary fructose intolerance.

doi:10.1016/0950-3528(90)90039-j

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Hereditary fructose intolerance.

Bailliere's clinical gastroenterology - 1 Mar 1990

Cox T M

Abstract excerpt

Hereditary fructose intolerance (HFI) is an inborn error of carbohydrate metabolism that is inherited as an autosomal recessive condition. The disease is caused by a catalytic deficiency of aldolase B and is characterized by severe abdominal symptoms and hypoglycaemia which follow the ingestion o...

Topics

Adult
Fructose Intolerance
Fructose-Bisphosphate Aldolase
Genes
Genetic Carrier Screening
Genotype
Humans
Infant
Mutation
Polymerase Chain Reaction

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