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Can you please tell me about the 3 tests in newborn screening for galactosemia?
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See below: There are three types of galactosemia-classic one and two variants. GALT, galactose-1-p uridyl transferase deficiency results in classic form whereas galactokinase deficiency (GLK) and galactose-4-epimerase deficiency leads to variants.
Answered 7/19/2015
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