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To explain: The products that accumulate in the blood and tissue with deficiency of galactokinase and galactose 1-phosphate uridylyltransferase.
Introduction:
Galactosemia is a genetic disorder in which, the person is unable to
To determine: The relative toxicities of these products.
Introduction:
Galactosemia is a genetic disorder in which person is unable to metabolize the sugar. There are two forms of galactosemia which produces gastric discomfort, dysfunction of spleen, liver, brain and kidney which eventually leads to death.
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