Intrauterine growth: association with acid phosphatase genetic polymorphism.

doi:10.1515/jpme.1990.18.4.275

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Intrauterine growth: association with acid phosphatase genetic polymorphism.

Journal of perinatal medicine - 1 Jan 1990

Amante A, Gloria-Bottini F, Bottini E

Abstract excerpt

Acid phosphatase (ACP1) is an enzyme found in the cytoplasm of many tissues and probably functions as a flavin mononucleotide-phosphatase. Therefore the highest concentration of flavin-mononucleotide cofactors is expected in ACP1 phenotypes with the lowest enzymatic activity (A and BA) and the lo...

Topics

Acid Phosphatase
Birth Weight
Congenital Abnormalities
Embryonic and Fetal Development
Female
Genotype
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Infant, Premature
Male
Phenotype
Polymorphism, Genetic

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