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Transient developmental delays in infants with Duarte-2 variant galactosemia.
Molecular genetics and metabolism - 1 Jan 2000
Waisbren Susan E, Tran Catherine, Demirbas Didem, Gubbels Cynthia S, Hsiao Margaret, Daesety Vikram, Berry Gerard T
Abstract excerpt
Duarte galactosemia is not classic galactosemia, but rather an example of biochemical variant galactosemia that results in approximately 25% residual activity of galactose-1-phosphate uridylyltransferase (GALT) enzyme. In contrast, classic galactosemia is associated with complete or near complete absence of GALT activity. While infants with classic galactosemia are placed on galactose-restricted diets to prevent...
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