Galactokinase Deficiency: Differential Diagnoses & Workup

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Further Reading

Keywords

galactosemia II, GALK deficiency, cataracts, galactosuria, hexose sugar, galactose, glucose, hexokinase, galactosemia, galactose-1-phosphate uridyltransferase galactosemias, hexokinase, galactokinase deficiency, transferase-deficient galactosemia, galactose-related cataracts

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Karl S Roth, MD, Professor and Chair, Department of Pediatrics, Creighton University School of Medicine
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