GALK1, galactokinase 1, 2584

N. diseases: 34; N. variants: 28
Source: ALL
Disease Score gda Association Type Type Original DB Sentence supporting the association PMID PMID Year
CUI: C1306068
Disease: After-cataract
After-cataract
0.010 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE Patients with reduced activity of galactokinase or galactose-1-phosphate uridyl transferase (presumed heterozygotes) compose about 1% of the general population, appear to be more susceptible to idiopathic presenile cataract formation, and may be more prone to secondary cataract formation after a variety of lenticular insults. 7352874 1980