Background and aims: Hypoglycemia is a typical, potentially life-threatening symptom in classical galactosemia with blood galactose considerably elevated (up to ∼100 mg/dl). Therefore we tested the ...

A 41-year-old woman with congenital glucose-galactose malabsorption (CGGM) was hospitalised for hypoglycaemia, and subsequent evaluation confirmed an insulinoma. Surgical resection was successful, and ...

Galactose-1-phosphate uridyltransferase (EC 2.7.7.10), responsible for the conversion of galactose-1-phosphate (Gal-1-P) to uridine diphosphate galactose (UDPgal) was examined in fruit peduncles of ...

A central goal of evolutionary genetics is to understand how organisms acquire phenotypic novelties. Such traits, if they have evolved over long timescales, can have a genetic basis quite distinct ...

Although milk is the accepted major nutrient in the neonatal period, it has become increasingly evident that many patients may not be equipped to absorb or metabolize the various organic components of ...

Genetic variants and clinical factors affecting the response to 5-fluorouracil–based treatment in Chilean patients with advanced colorectal cancer. Sex differences in toxicities and survival outcomes ...

In our opinion the article by Van Tine et al 1 highlights the importance of testing for anti–Gal antibodies in patients who are potential candidates for treatment with mAbs, particularly cetuximab.