KROK 1 2020 – Question 102 · KROK (Medicine) · Biological Chemistry
A child has cataract, delayed mental development, and enlarged liver. The doctor suspects these signs are caused by the deficiency of hexose-1-phosphate uridyltransferase. What pathological process is observed in this case?
- A. Fructosemia
- B. Hyperlactacidemia
- C. Galactosemia
- D. Hypoglycemia
- E. Hyperlipidemia
Hint
Work out which sugar's metabolic pathway needs this transferase and which tissues are damaged when that pathway is blocked.
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