FRUCTOSE-1-PHOSPHATE ALDOLASE DEFICIENCY

Course overview

FRUCTOSE 1-PHOSPHATE ALDOLASE DEFICIENCY OR HEREDITARY FRUCTOSE INTOLERANCE (HFI) IS AN AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE DISORDER CAUSED BY THE DEFICIENCY IN ALDOLASE B (FRUCTOSE-1, 6-BISPHOSPHATE ALDOLASE), AN ENZYME RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CLEAVAGE OF FRUCTOSE-1-PHOSPHATE. TO AVOID THE MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY ASSOCIATED WITH THIS CONDITION, IT MUST BE PROMPTLY DIAGNOSED AND MANAGED. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF HFI AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN EVALUATING AND TREATING PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.