Glutamic acidemia one of a group of extremely rare "inborn errors of
metabolism" in which the body is lacking some of the enzymes to digest
certain amino acids, in this case glutamic acid.  A more common example of
this type of disease is phenylketonuria (PKU).  I would think partial
breastfeeding would be okay, though.
Becky Saenz, MD,IBCLC


At 08:04 AM 10/25/99 CDT, you wrote:
>Can a baby with glutamic acidemia receive breastmilk?  What is this disorder?
>I looked in the MERCK but found very little information.  I appreciate any
>information ya'll might have.
>
>Camille Foretich, BS, IBCLC, CHES
>Mississippi State Department of Health
>P.O. Box 1700   Jackson, MS 39215
>phone:  1-800-545-6747
>
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