Gonadal failure in young women and galactose-1-phosphate uridyl transferase activity

K Hagenfeldt; U von Döbeln; L Hagenfeldt

doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(16)60451-x

Gonadal failure in young women and galactose-1-phosphate uridyl transferase activity

Fertil Steril. 1989 Jan;51(1):177-8. doi: 10.1016/s0015-0282(16)60451-x.

Authors

K Hagenfeldt¹, U von Döbeln, L Hagenfeldt

Affiliation

¹ Karolinska Institute, Karolinska Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.

PMID: 2535985
DOI: 10.1016/s0015-0282(16)60451-x

Abstract

The present study allows the conclusion that low Gal-1-P transferase activity resulting from GtD/gt heterozygosity is not an major cause of early ovarian failure. However, larger groups of patients need to be examined to fully exclude an association between these rare conditions.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Erythrocytes / metabolism*
Female
Galactosemias / enzymology*
Humans
Hypogonadism / enzymology*
Nucleotidyltransferases / blood*
UTP-Hexose-1-Phosphate Uridylyltransferase / blood*

Substances

Nucleotidyltransferases
UTP-Hexose-1-Phosphate Uridylyltransferase