Galactosemia Treatment and Symptoms Classic Galactosemia; Galactokinase Deficiency Disease; Galactose-1-Phosphate Uridyl-Transferase Deficiency Disease; GALT Deficiency; UDP-Galactose-4-Epimerase Deficiency Disease; UDPglucose 4-Epimerase Deficiency Disease; UDPglucose Hexose-1-Phosphate Uridylyltransferase Deficiency; UTP Hexose-1-Phosphate Uridylyltransferase Deficiency

... Galactosemia is a disorder that affects how the body processes certain sugars (sugar metabolism). This condition results when the body is not able to process the sugar galactose, which is found in many foods. Galactose also exists as part of another sugar, lactose, found in all dairy products. Liver dysfunction, cataracts (clouding of the lens of the eye), speech problems, and mental impairment are characteristic of this condition if not treated. ...

Galactosemia is a rare genetic metabolic disorder which affects an individu ...