Generalized epimerase deficiency galactosemia

Indian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 77, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 909-910

  Sarkar, Mihir ^a   Bose, Some Suvra ^a   Mondal, Gobinda ^a   Chatterjee, Sukanta ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Galctosemia; Uridine diphosphate galactose 4 epimerase (GALE) deficiency

Indexed keywords

URIDINE DIPHOSPHATE GLUCOSE 4 EPIMERASE;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ENZYMOLOGY; GALACTOSEMIA; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE;

GALACTOSEMIAS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; UDPGLUCOSE 4-EPIMERASE;

EID: 84858376236     PISSN: 00195456     EISSN: 09737693     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12098-010-0135-9     Document Type: Article

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