Galactosemia-+Phillip+C

It is a disease that affects the breaking down of a sugar called Galactose. They don’t have an enzyme called GATL which changes Galactose to glucose and then dangerous amounts of it go into the blood. **Inheritance: ** It is inherited when a baby gets two Galoctosemia genes because it is autosomal recessive **Punnett Square : ** **Pedigree Chart: **
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**Symptoms: ** The symptoms of Galactosemia are kidney failure, enlarged liver, cataracts, poor growth and mental retardation **Diagnosis: **Doctors diagnose it by taking blood from a baby’s heel. If they have a family history of it then it can be found if they take the amniocentesis which is a fluid around the fetus **Treatment: ** This disease is treated by dieting and staying away from foods with galactose. **Interesting Facts : ** One interesting fact is it was discovered in 1908 by Von Ruess. Classical Galactosemia affects 1 in every 55,000 newborns

http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/units/disorders/whataregd/
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