Hereditary fructose intolerance

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Fructose intolerance
Classification & external resources
Fructose
ICD-10 E74.1
ICD-9 271.2
OMIM 229600
DiseasesDB 5003
MedlinePlus 000359
eMedicine ped/988 

Hereditary fructose intolerance (HFI) is a hereditary condition caused by a deficiency of liver enzymes that metabolise fructose. The deficient enzyme is fructose-1-phosphate aldolase-B, this means that the fructose cannot be further metabolised beyond fructose-1-phosphate. This traps phosphates; which are needed to phosphorolyse glycogen phosphorolase to carry on to make glucose. Therefore glucose cannot be made through the breakdown of glycogen nor from gluconeogenesis, resulting in severe hypoglycaemia. If fructose is ingested, vomiting, hypoglycaemia and eventually kidney failure will follow.

Hereditary fructose intolerance should not be confused with fructose malabsorption or dietary fructose intolerance (DFI), a deficiency of fructose transporter enzyme in the enterocytes, which leads to abdominal bloating, diarrhea and/or constipation.

For a thorough scientific overview of disorders of fructose metabolism, one can consult chapter 70 of OMMBID[1]. For more online resources and references, see inborn error of metabolism.

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  1. ^ Charles Scriver, Beaudet, A.L., Valle, D., Sly, W.S., Vogelstein, B., Childs, B., Kinzler, K.W. (2006). The Online Metabolic and Molecular Bases of Inherited Disease. New York: McGraw-Hill. - Free summaries of 255 chapters, full text can be accessed through many universities and organizations. See also the OMMBID blog.
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