"Galactitol" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A naturally occurring product of plants obtained following reduction of GALACTOSE. It appears as a white crystalline powder with a slight sweet taste. It may form in excess in the lens of the eye in GALACTOSEMIAS, a deficiency of GALACTOKINASE.
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D004376
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.033.800.400 D09.853.400
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| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Galactitol" by people in Profiles.
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Two familial cases of high blood galactose of unknown aetiology. J Inherit Metab Dis. 2006 Dec; 29(6):762.
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Deficiencies of glucosamine-6-sulfate or galactosamine-6-sulfate sulfatases are responsible for different mucopolysaccharidoses. Science. 1978 Jan 06; 199(4324):79-81.
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Mechanism of development and possible prevention of sugar cataracts. Isr J Med Sci. 1972 Aug-Sep; 8(8):1557-61.