Dihydropyridmidinase deficiency and congenital microvillous atrophy: Coincidence or genetic relation?

Journal of Inherited Metabolic Disease

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 681-688

  Assmann, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIHYDROPYRIMIDINE DEHYDROGENASE; THYMINE; URACIL; AMIDASE; DIHYDROPYRIMIDINASE; PYRIMIDINE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHOLESTASIS; CONSANGUINITY; DIARRHEA; ELECTROLYTE DISTURBANCE; ENZYME DEFICIENCY; FATALITY; HUMAN; INFANT; INTESTINE VILLUS ATROPHY; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; MICROVILLUS; PSYCHOMOTOR DEVELOPMENT; PYRIMIDINE METABOLISM; SEPTICEMIA; ATROPHY; INTESTINE; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

AMIDOHYDROLASES; ATROPHY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHOLESTASIS; DIARRHEA; HUMANS; INTESTINES; MALE; MICROVILLI; PYRIMIDINES;

EID: 0030610792     PISSN: 01418955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005374426168     Document Type: Article

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