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Prenatal diagnosis of lysosomal storage diseases.
Brain pathology (Zurich, Switzerland) - 1 Jan 1998
Lake B D, Young E P, Winchester B G
Abstract excerpt
The prenatal diagnosis of lysosomal storage disorders can be achieved, once the diagnosis is confirmed in the index case, by a variety of techniques including analysis of amniotic fluid, asay of enzymic activity in cultured amniotic fluid cells, cultured chorionic villus cells and by direct assay of activity in chorionic villus samples. These studies can be accompanied by ultrastructural observations which give...
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