International clinical guideline for the management of classical galactosemia: diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up

L Welling, LE Bernstein, GT Berry, AB Burlina… - Journal of inherited …, 2017 - Springer
Classical galactosemia (CG) is an inborn error of galactose metabolism. Evidence-based
guidelines for the treatment and follow-up of CG are currently lacking, and treatment and …

Sweet and sour: an update on classic galactosemia

AI Coelho, ME Rubio-Gozalbo, JB Vicente… - Journal of inherited …, 2017 - Springer
Classic galactosemia is a rare inherited disorder of galactose metabolism caused by
deficient activity of galactose-1-phosphate uridylyltransferase (GALT), the second enzyme of …

Galactosemia: Biochemistry, molecular genetics, newborn screening, and treatment

M Succoio, R Sacchettini, A Rossi, G Parenti… - Biomolecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Galactosemia is an inborn disorder of carbohydrate metabolism characterized by the
inability to metabolize galactose, a sugar contained in milk (the main source of nourishment …

Disorders of galactose metabolism

GT Berry - Rosenberg's molecular and genetic basis of …, 2015 - Elsevier
A deficiency of each of the three enzymes important in galactose metabolism, galactose-1-
phosphate uridyltransferase (GALT), galactokinase (GALK) and UDP-galactose 4 …

Inherited metabolic disorders presenting as acute liver failure in newborns and young children: King's College Hospital experience

R Hegarty, N Hadzic, P Gissen, A Dhawan - European journal of pediatrics, 2015 - Springer
Acute liver failure (ALF) in children is a rare condition that is often fatal without liver
transplantation. The diagnostic work-up is complex, and the etiology is unidentified in up to …

[HTML][HTML] Approach to hypoglycemia in infants and children

K Gandhi - Translational pediatrics, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Hypoglycemia is a heterogeneous disorder with many different possible etiologies, including
hyperinsulinism, glycogen storage disorders, fatty acid disorders, hormonal deficiencies …

Primary ovarian insufficiency in classic galactosemia: current understanding and future research opportunities

M Thakur, G Feldman, EE Puscheck - Journal of assisted reproduction and …, 2018 - Springer
Classic galactosemia is an inborn error of the metabolism with devastating consequences.
Newborn screening has been successful in markedly reducing the acute neonatal symptoms …

Motor and speech disorders in classic galactosemia

NL Potter, Y Nievergelt, LD Shriberg - JIMD Reports-Volume 11, 2013 - Springer
Purpose To test the hypothesis that children with classic galactosemia and speech disorders
are at risk for co-occurring strength and coordination disorders. Method This is a case …

Screening for galactosemia: is there a place for it?

MA Kotb, L Mansour, RA Shamma - International Journal of …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Galactose is a hexose essential for production of energy, which has a prebiotic role and is
essential for galactosylation of endogenous and exogenous proteins, ceramides, myelin …

Movement disorders and nonmotor neuropsychological symptoms in children and adults with classical galactosemia

A Kuiper, S Grünewald, E Murphy… - Journal of inherited …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Although movement disorders (MDs) are known complications, the exact frequency and
severity remains uncertain in patients with classical galactosemia, especially in children. We …