Inborn errors of carbohydrate metabolism are inborn error of metabolism that affect the catabolism and anabolism of carbohydrates.
An example is lactose intolerance.
Carbohydrates account for a major portion of the human diet and are metabolized into three principal monosaccharides: galactose, fructose and glucose. The failure to effectively use these molecules accounts for the majority of the inborn errors of human carbohydrates metabolism.
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