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Numerous recent publications on hereditary galactosaemia indicate that many problems still remain: too many late diagnosed patients; the question of whether population screening is necessary; the atypical cases of galactosaemia; and finally, another major dilemma, should treatment be lifelong or not?
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Brandt, N.J. (1980). How long should galactosaemia be treated?. In: Burman, D., Holton, J.B., Pennock, C.A. (eds) Inherited Disorders of Carbohydrate Metabolism. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-9215-3_6
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