What metabolic defect causes galactosemia?

What metabolic defect causes galactosemia? The disorder is caused by a deficiency of an enzyme galactose-1-phosphate uridylyl transferase (GALT) which is vital to this process. What is GALT galactosemia? What causes galactosemia? Classic galactosemia occurs when an enzyme called galactose-1-phosphate uridyltransferase (GALT) is missing or not functional. This liver enzyme Read more…

Is Cook County swap open?

Is Cook County swap open? SWAP Registration Offices & Hours 8:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. What is swap Illinois? The Sheriff’s Work Alternative Program (SWAP) reduces jail overcrowding by providing an alternative to incarceration. Judges can sentence non-violent offenders (charged with DUI or other traffic offenses) to SWAP. This allows Read more…