A newborn baby refuses breast milk since the second day of birth, vomits on force-feeding but accepts glucose-water, develops diarrhea on third day, by fifth day she is jaundiced with liver enlargement and eyes show cataract. Urinary reducing sugar was positive but blood glucose estimated by glucose oxidation method was found low. The most likely cause is deficiency of:
A newborn baby refuses breast milk since the second day of birth, vomits on force-feeding but accepts glucose-water, develops diarrhea on third day, by fifth day she is jaundiced with liver enlargement and eyes show cataract. Urinary reducing sugar was positive but blood glucose estimated by glucose oxidation method was found low. The most likely cause is deficiency of:
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A newborn baby refuses breast milk since the second day of birth, vomits on force-feeding but accepts glucose-water, develops diarrhea on third day, by fifth day she is jaundiced with liver enlargement and eyes show cataract. Urinary reducing sugar was positive but blood glucose estimated by glucose oxidation method was found low. The most likely cause is deficiency of:
✓ Correct Answer: A. Galactose 1-phosphate uridyl transferase
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