Galactose epimerase deficiency

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Galactose epimerase deficiency

Synonyms: Epimerase deficiency galactosemia | GALE deficiency | GALE-D | Galactosemia type 3 | UDP-galactose-4-epimerase deficiency | Uridine diphosphate galactose-4-epimerase deficiency

A very rare moderate to severe form of galactosemia characterized by moderate to severe signs of impaired galactose metabolism.

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Mississippi Metabolics Foundation

Mississippi Metabolics Foundation (MMF) was founded to raise awareness, educate, and provide support to those living or caring for someone with genetic metabolic disorders/inborn errors of metabolism (IEM).

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