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Pathophysiology and targets for treatment in hereditary galactosemia: A systematic review of animal and cellular models.
Journal of inherited metabolic disease - 1 May 2020
Haskovic Minela, Coelho Ana I, Bierau Jörgen, Vanoevelen Jo M, Steinbusch Laura K M, Zimmermann Luc J I, Villamor-Martinez Eduardo, Berry Gerard T, Rubio-Gozalbo M Estela
Abstract excerpt
Since the first description of galactosemia in 1908 and despite decades of research, the pathophysiology is complex and not yet fully elucidated. Galactosemia is an inborn error of carbohydrate metabolism caused by deficient activity of any of the galactose metabolising enzymes. The current standard of care, a galactose-restricted diet, fails to prevent long-term complications. Studies in cellular and animal...
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