GALK1 wt Allele

**Semantic type:** Gene or Genome

**Definition:** Human GALK1 wild-type allele is located in the vicinity of 17q25.1 and is approximately 14 kb in length. This allele, which encodes galactokinase protein, plays a role in galactose metabolism. Loss of function mutations in the gene are associated with galactosemia due to galactokinase deficiency.

**Synonyms:** - GALK - GK1 - Galactokinase 1 wt Allele - HEL-S-19