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Bloodspot acylcarnitine and amino acid analysis in cord blood samples: efficacy and reference data from a large cohort study
13 Jan 2009
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BACKGROUND: In order to test the feasibility of cord blood screening for inherited metabolic disease, a two-year cohort study of births in six obstetric units from five towns in the north of England was undertaken. These towns have a high prevalence of consanguineous marriages, largely among the immigrant Asian community. The purpose of the study was to determine whether early detection of metabolic disease was...
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