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What is the interpretation of presence of reducing sugars in urine. in which metabolic disorders they are present. are there any false positive or false negative results??
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Presence of urine reducing subtances suggests presence of either glucose or galactose in the urine. Presence of glucose can be confirmed by Benedict's test.
Galactose is present in galactosemia. Glucose is usually seen in diabetes mellitus, hyperglycemia or fanconi's syndrome.
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