Duarte galactosemia: How sweet is it?

Clinical Chemistry

Volumn 56, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1045-1046

  Fernhoff, Paul M ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GALACTOSE; GALACTOSE 1 PHOSPHATE URIDYLYLTRANSFERASE; LACTOSE;

BREAST MILK; DIET RESTRICTION; DIETARY INTAKE; EDITORIAL; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ERYTHROCYTE CONCENTRATE; GALACTOSEMIA; GENETIC COUNSELING; HUMAN; NUTRITIONAL COUNSELING;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIETARY CARBOHYDRATES; GALACTITOL; GALACTOSE; GALACTOSEMIAS; GALACTOSEPHOSPHATES; HUMANS; INFANT; SUGAR ACIDS;

EID: 77954381946     PISSN: 00099147     EISSN: 15308561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1373/clinchem.2010.147371     Document Type: Editorial

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