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Investigation of lysosomal storage diseases in nonimmune hydrops fetalis
1 Aug 2004
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To investigate lysosomal storage diseases (LSD) in cases of nonimmune hydrops fetalis (NIHF). METHODS: Thirty-three cases of NIHF were investigated, 28 in the prenatal period and 5 in hydropic newborns. In addition to a general investigation for NIHF, specific enzymatic analyses for the detection of LSD were performed. RESULTS: In our sample, we detected five patients (15%) with LSD, each patient...
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