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Monitoring effectiveness of treatment in patients with galactosemia
Establishing a baseline level prior to initiating treatment for galactosemia
This test may be used as an aid in the diagnosis of galactosemia.
Urinary galactitol is often not affected by acute dietary ingestion of galactose; therefore, it is not a substitute for GAL1P / Galactose-1-Phosphate (Gal-1-P), Erythrocytes in monitoring diet.
Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry (GC/MS)