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A 6-month-old baby boy with failure to thrive, vomiting, diarrhoea, jaundice, hepatomegaly and ascites with developmental delay at the beginning of milk feeding.

A 6-month-old baby boy with failure to thrive, vomiting, diarrhoea, jaundice, hepatomegaly and ascites with developmental delay at the beginning of milk feeding. There are reduced GALT activity measurements, signifying GALT deficiency.

Which of the following would be the advice to her parents regarding the diagnosis?

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