| Entrez gene ID | | 2584 |
| Official gene symbol | | GALK1 |
| Full name | | galactokinase 1 |
| Aliases | | ,GALK,GK1, |
| Gene 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] |
| Location | | Chromosome: 17 Locus: 17q24 |
| Gene position | | 73761280 - 73754018 Map Viewer |
| Gene orientation | | minus |
| Gene size | | 7263 bp |
| Gene sequence |
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| OMIM ID | | 604313 |
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