Suppose a patient has correctly diagnosed GALT (galactose-1-phosphate uridylyltransferase) deficiency.  Would this patient have lower steady state levels of NADPH in the presence of normal steady state glucose levels?  Why is NADPH an important byproduct of the pentose phosphate pathway anyways?

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