What Is Galactosemia?
Reviewed: Dr. Mera
4. Epidemiology
The incidence of type 1 galactosemia, where the enzyme galactose-1-phosphate uridyltransferase (GALT) is missing or non-functional, is about one in every 30,000 to 60,000 newborns, while the incidence of type 2 is one in 100,000 newborns.
Type 3 is very rare, with its incidence rate differing from place to place.
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