Glucose-galactose malabsorption

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Glucose-galactose malabsorption

Synonyms: SGLT1 deficiency

A rare potentially lethal autosomal recessive metabolic disease characterized by impaired glucose-galactose absorption resulting in severe watery diarrhea and dehydration with onset in the neonatal period.

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Orphadata: Free access data from Orphanet. © INSERM 1999. Available on http://www.orphadata.org. Data version March 2024

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Advocacy Organizations

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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