Clinical Description

Poor feeding
Poor weight gain
Yellow skin
White eyes
Vomiting

Galactosemia occurs one in 60,000 births and occurs in caucasian babies. Which is rare.

Galacotosemia affects how the body can metabolize galactose

There is a normal life expectancy if diet is maintained

Galactosemia is an inherited disorder

It is not a life-threatening disorder unless diet is not in order