Cataract formation in patients with lactose and galactose disorders

Dev Ophthalmol. 1989:17:82-6. doi: 10.1159/000417006.

Authors

F Simonelli¹, A Nesti, A Picardi, R Napoli, G De Rosa, G Lauro, A Di Meo, E Rinaldi, G Auricchio

Affiliation

¹ Eye Clinic, First School of Medicine, Naples, Italy.

PMID: 2507367
DOI: 10.1159/000417006

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Carbohydrate Metabolism, Inborn Errors / complications*
Carbohydrate Metabolism, Inborn Errors / metabolism
Cataract / etiology*
Cataract / metabolism
Galactokinase / deficiency
Galactose / administration & dosage
Galactose / metabolism*
Humans
Lactose / administration & dosage
Lactose / metabolism*
Middle Aged
UTP-Hexose-1-Phosphate Uridylyltransferase / deficiency
beta-Galactosidase / metabolism

Substances

Galactokinase
UTP-Hexose-1-Phosphate Uridylyltransferase
beta-Galactosidase
Lactose
Galactose