Abstract
In the present report a case of cataract formation in both eyes of a healthy nursing woman was investigated with regard to a possible enzymatic defect in galactose metabolism. The patient was found to be heterozygotic galactosemic with a deficiency in galactose-1-phosphate uridyl transferase (G-1-PUT) activity. Fractionation of the lens proteins in this patient revealed a pattern which differed from that of senile cataract. It is suggested that cataract formation during the lactating period could result from such an enzymatic defect.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 45-48 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Metabolic, Pediatric and Systemic Ophthalmology |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| State | Published - 1982 |
| Externally published | Yes |