How Many Babies Have Galactosemia?

Galactosemia is a metabolic disorder that is genetically inherited in a recessive manner across generations in humans. Patients lack the 1-phosphogalactose uridylyltransferase enzyme, which prevents them from breaking down lactose from milk, leading to elevated levels of galactose in the blood and symptoms such as vomiting, liver enlargement, and cataracts.
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