Diet does not ensure normal development in galactosemia.
This review deals with the treatment of inherited classical galactosemia by a lactose-free diet. Although, with dietary treatment, there is a remarkable improvement in the acute phase of the disease, the long-term outcome has been disappointing for most patients, especially regarding the central nervous system and ovarian dysfunction in females. There is a need for new approaches to treatment, in combination with diet therapy, that could improve the outcome of patients with galactosemia.
Widhalm
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Department of Pediatrics, University of Vienna, Austria.
Miranda da Cruz
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Koch
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D005693:Galactosemias / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000178:diet therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007785:Lactose / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011379:Prognosis
D007785:Lactose