GALK1, Official Symbol GALK1provided by HGNC Official Full Name galactokinase 1provided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:4118 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000108479 MIM:604313; AllianceGenome:HGNC:4118 Gene type protein coding RefSeq status REVIEWED Organism Homo sapiens Lineage Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo Also known as GK1; GALK; HEL-S-19 Summary Galactokinase is a major enzyme for the metabolism of galactose and its deficiency causes congenital cataracts during infancy and presenile cataracts in the adult population. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008] Expression Ubiquitous expression in kidney (RPKM 15.6), liver (RPKM 14.6) and 25 other tissues See more Orthologs mouse all