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Epidemiological aspects of hereditary fructose intolerance: A database study.
Human mutation - 1 Dec 2021
Pinheiro Franciele C, Sperb-Ludwig Fernanda, Schwartz Ida V D
Abstract excerpt
Hereditary fructose intolerance (HFI) is an inborn error of fructose metabolism of autosomal recessive inheritance caused by pathogenic variants in the ALDOB gene that lead to aldolase B deficiency in the liver, kidneys, and intestine. Patients manifest symptoms, such as ketotic hypoglycemia, vomiting, nausea, in addition to hepatomegaly and other liver and kidney dysfunctions. The treatment consists of a...
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