title: Glucose-galactose malabsorption--a report in a Chinese family.
abstract: Glucose-galactose intolerance is a rare form of monosaccharide malabsorption. We report a Chinese family with 2 affected male children. They presented with watery diarrhoea since birth and the diarrhoea improved only after the offending carbohydrates were withdrawn from the diet.
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Quak
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Chong
authors.forename: P S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Low
mesh_terms: D002239:Carbohydrate Metabolism, Inborn Errors / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005690:Galactose / Q000378:metabolism*; D005947:Glucose / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008286:Malabsorption Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male
chemical_list: D005947:Glucose; D005690:Galactose