Gray and white matter are both affected in classical galactosemia: An explorative study on the association between neuroimaging and clinical outcome.
Welsink-Karssies MM, Schrantee A, Caan MWA, Hollak CEM, Janssen MCH, Oussoren E, de Vries MC, Roosendaal SD, Engelen M, Bosch AM
Molecular genetics and metabolism, 2020 12
Abstract
Classical Galactosemia (CG) is an inherited disorder of galactose metabolism caused by a deficiency of the galactose-1-phosphate uridylyltransferase (GALT) enzyme resulting in neurocognitive complications. As in many Inborn Errors of Metabolism, the metabolic pathway of CG is well-defined, but the pathophysiology and high variability in clinical outcome are poorly understood. The aim of this study was to investigate structural changes of the brain of CG patients on MRI and their association with clinical outcome.