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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 of fructose, sucrose or sorbitol. The exact prevalence of HFI in different populations is unknown but studies from...
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