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UDP galactose-4-epimerase deficiency in a 5.5-year-old girl with unilateral cataract

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Journal of Inherited Metabolic Disease

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  1. ‘Aghia Sophia’ Children's Hospital, Institute of Child Health, 11527, Athens, Greece

    K. H. Schulpis, E. D. Papaconstantinou, A. Koidou, H. Michelakakis & J. Tzamouranis

  2. Dr Von Haunersches Kinderspital, Der Universitat Munchen, Stoffwechsellabor 4, 8000, Munchen, Germany

    A. Patsouras & Y. Shin

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Schulpis, K.H., Papaconstantinou, E.D., Koidou, A. et al. UDP galactose-4-epimerase deficiency in a 5.5-year-old girl with unilateral cataract. J Inherit Metab Dis 16, 903–904 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00714292

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