Causes of Galactosemia

Causes of Galactosemia

There are three different forms of galactosemia, caused by mutations in the GALE, GALK1, and GALT genes. The corresponding proteins are required to break down galactose into glucose.

Galactosemia: Related Medical Conditions

To research the causes of Galactosemia, consider researching the causes of these these diseases that may be similar, or associated with Galactosemia:

• Galactose-1-phosphate uridyltransferase deficiency
• GALT
• Hypergalactosemia
• Classic galactosemia
• GALT deficiency
• Escherichia coli
• E coli
• Sepsis
• Duarte variant
• Liver dysfunction
• Hepatomegaly
• Cataract
• Hypotonia
• Ascites
• Learning disorder

Galactosemia: Causes and Types

Causes of Types of Galactosemia: Review the cause informationfor the various types of Galactosemia:

• Classic galactosemia
• Galactokinase deficiency
• Galactose epimerase deficiency
• more types...»

Causes of Broader Categories of Galactosemia: Review the causal information about the various more general categories of medical conditions:

• Genetic Disease
• Blood conditions
• Metabolic conditions
• Congenital conditions - metabolic disorders
• Congenital conditions
• Genetic conditions
• more types...»

Related information on causes of Galactosemia:

As with all medical conditions, there may be many causal factors. Further relevant information on causes of Galactosemia may be found in:

• Contagiousness for Galactosemia
• Genetics of Galactosemia

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