Alternative titles and symbols : Ketohexokinase deficiency; Hepatic fructokinase deficiency;
Description : Essential fructosuria is a benign, asymptomatic defect of intermediary metabolism
characterized by the intermittent appearance of fructose in the urine (summary by
Bonthron et al., 1994).;
Inheritance : Autosomal recessive;
Molecular basis : Caused by mutation in the ketohexokinase gene (KHK, 614058.0001);