Galactosemia is a disorder caused by the body's inability to process galactose. The disorder usually presents in infancy and can cause life-threatening conditions in which the infant cannot feed, has abnormal bleeding, liver damage, and cannot process food to gain weight....
Galactosemia is an inherited metabolic disorder of galactose metabolism caused due to a deficiency of an enzyme called galactose-1-phosphate uridyltransferase. It is also known asclassic galactosemia. Severe manifestations of it are typically present during early infancy. Galactosemia is an autosoma...
Phenylketonuria (PKU).In this condition, your body can't break down an amino acid calledphenylalanine. Galactosemia.If you have this condition, you can't break down a sugar called galactose because of a problem with the enzymes you need to do it. Prader-Willi syndrome.Kids with this conditi...
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The Company’s lead drug candidate, govorestat, is a central nervous system penetrant Aldose Reductase Inhibitor for the treatment of CNS rare metabolic diseases, including Galactosemia. During the relevant period,...
We saw mostly PKU (Phenylketonuria), MSUD (Maple Syrup Urine Disease) and Galactosemia kiddos. Most of this week was spent going over their lab values with them/their parents and adjusting and calculating formulas. I also unfortunately saw what happens to these kids when they don’t follow th...
Other causes. Eating disorders, chemotherapy or radiotherapy, past disease or surgery on the ovaries or testes, metabolic disorders like galactosemia, and other factors can lead to delayed puberty. Some medicines can also delay puberty. Treatment of Delayed Puberty ...
it is important to remember that the absorption of monosaccharides in your body will still give you energy, especially important for people who exercise often or otherwise burn a lot of calories each day. However, the structure of monosaccharides does mean it is important to avoid overconsumption...
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The key difference between phenylketonuria and galactosemia is that phenylketonuria is caused due to the accumulation of an amino acid called phenylalanine