Preferred Label : Galactosaemia;
ICD-11 definition : Galactosemia is a group of rare genetic metabolic disorders characterized by impaired
galactose metabolism resulting in a range of variable manifestations encompassing
a severe, life-threatening disease (classic galactosemia), a rare mild form (galactokinase
deficiency) causing cataract, and a very rare form with variable severity (galactose
epimerase deficiency) resembling classic galactosemia in the severe form (see these
terms).;
Origin ID : 2080157631;
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
Galactosemia is a group of rare genetic metabolic disorders characterized by impaired
galactose metabolism resulting in a range of variable manifestations encompassing
a severe, life-threatening disease (classic galactosemia), a rare mild form (galactokinase
deficiency) causing cataract, and a very rare form with variable severity (galactose
epimerase deficiency) resembling classic galactosemia in the severe form (see these
terms).