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ReviewCurrent topics in developmental biology2017

Drosophila melanogaster Models of Galactosemia.

J M I Daenzer, J L Fridovich-Keil

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Review in Current topics in developmental biology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9citing papers in PubMed
1.9field-weighted citation impact, top 16% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Article
  2. Lipid Metabolism in Relation to Carbohydrate Metabolism.Advances in experimental medicine and biology · 2026
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  6. The international exchange of Drosophila melanogaster strains.Revue scientifique et technique (International Office of Epizootics) · 2022
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  8. Galactosemia: Towards Pharmacological Chaperones.Journal of personalized medicine · 2021
    Review
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

J M I DaenzerEmory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, United States.
J L Fridovich-KeilEmory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, United States. Electronic address: jfridov@emory.edu.
Emory University · US

Funding

Mechanism, Modification, and Intervention in a Pre-Clinical Model of GalactosemiaR01DK107900 · NIDDK · EMORY UNIVERSITY · PI FRIDOVICH-KEIL, JUDITH L. · 2016 to 2019
$1.8M
NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK107900
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The galactosemias are a family of autosomal recessive genetic disorders resulting from impaired function of the Leloir pathway of galactose metabolism. Type I, or classic galactosemia, results from profound deficiency of galactose-1-phosphate uridylyltransferase, the second enzyme in the Leloir pathway. Type II galactosemia results from profound deficiency of galactokinase, the first enzyme in the Leloir pathway. Type III galactosemia results from partial deficiency of UDP galactose 4'-epimerase, the third enzyme in the Leloir pathway. Although at least classic galactosemia has been recognized clinically for more than 100 years, and detectable by newborn screening for more than 50 years, all three galactosemias remain poorly understood. Early detection and dietary restriction of galactose prevent neonatal lethality, but many affected infants grow to experience a broad range of developmental and other disabilities. To date, there is no intervention known that prevents or reverses these long-term complications. Drosophila melanogaster provides a genetically and biochemically facile model for these conditions, enabling studies that address mechanism and open the door for novel approaches to intervention.

Indexed as

Disease Models, AnimalAnimalsDrosophila melanogasterGalactokinaseGalactoseGalactosemiasHumansUDPglucose 4-EpimeraseGalactokinaseGalactoseUDPglucose 4-EpimeraseGalactoseGalactosemiaMetabolic disorderMotor defectNewborn screening

Identifiers

PMID28057307
PMCPMC5683716
OpenAlexW2500312770

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