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Galactosemia 4
A galactosemia characterized by persistent congenital galactosemia due to deficiency of the enzyme galactose mutarotase that is caused by homozygous or compound heterozygous mutation in the GALM gene on chromosome 2p22.
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Overview
A galactosemia characterized by persistent congenital galactosemia due to deficiency of the enzyme galactose mutarotase that is caused by homozygous or compound heterozygous mutation in the GALM gene on chromosome 2p22.
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