Congenital glucose-galactose malabsorption

Definition:

Glucose-galactose malabsorption (GGM) is an autosomal recessive disorder that is due to mutations in the gene coding for the sodium-glucose cotransporter (SGLT1/SLC5A1). GGM is characterized by neonatal onset of watery and acidic diarrhea, which becomes fatal within a few weeks unless glucose and galactose containing nutrients are removed from the diet.

References:

[1]. J T Lam, et al. Missense mutations in SGLT1 cause glucose-galactose malabsorption by trafficking defects. Biochim Biophys Acta. 1999 Feb 24;1453(2):297-303. [Content Brief]

[2]. M Kasahara, et al. A missense mutation in the Na(+)/glucose cotransporter gene SGLT1 in a patient with congenital glucose-galactose malabsorption: normal trafficking but inactivation of the mutant protein. Biochim Biophys Acta. 2001 May 31;1536(2-3):141-7. [Content Brief]

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