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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sujaya Chattopadhyay, M.D.[2]

Overview

Galactose is an important metabolite of the human body both for neonatal and adult health, playing a vital role in systemic and cognitive development .Abnormalities in any of the enzymes involved in each of the steps of the Leloir pathway can give rise to the pathological condition called galactosemia.

Pathophysiology

Physiology

Galactose is metabolised in the body through the Leloir pathway. [2]

Pathology

Abnormalities in any of the enzymes involved in each of the steps of the Leloir pathway can give rise to the pathological condition called galactosemia.

References

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