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galactose
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a simple sugar found in lactose
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galactosemia
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a genetic disease (autosomal recessive) in which an enzyme needed to metabolize galactose is deficient or absent; typically develops shortly after birth
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galactosemic cataract
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a cataract commonly observed in infants with galactosemia. The opacities look like oil droplets, are bilateral, and are zonular or nuclear.
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galactosemia
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Galactosemia is a rare genetic metabolic disorder which affects an individual's ability to properly digest the sugar galactose. Lactose in food (such as dairy products) is broken down by the body into glucose and galactose. Normally, galactose is then converted into glucose by the enzyme GALT (galactose-1-phosphate uridylyltransferase). ...
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galactose
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The type of sugar found in sugar beats. This type of sugar is harder for the small intestine to breakdown.
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