Congenital glucose-galactose malabsorption: A case report about cause and consequence, not exactly in this order

• Main Authors: Rafaella Mergener (Author), Marcela Rodrigues Nunes (Author), Lívia Polisseni Cotta Nascimento (Author), Victória Feitosa Muniz (Author), Carla Graziadio (Author), Paulo Ricardo Gazzola Zen (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2024-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Congenital glucose-galactose malabsorption (CGGM) is a rare metabolic disorder caused by a deficient intestinal sodium-dependent glucose cotransporter (SGLT1) protein. Its failure leads to a lack of absorption of galactose, glucose, and sodium, which remains inside the intestinal lumen. The conseque...