Mass screening test for mucopolysaccharidoses using the 1,9-dimethylmethylene blue method: Positive interference from paper diapers

Clinica Chimica Acta

Volumn 264, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 245-250

  Iwata, S ^a   Sukegawa, K ^a   Sasaki, T ^a   Kokuryu, M ^a   Yamasita, S ^b   Noma, A ^b   Iwasa, S ^c   Kondo, N ^a   Orii, T ^a,d  

^a GIFU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b GIFU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^c Iwasa Hospital   (Japan)

^d CHUBU GAKUIN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

1,9 Dimethylmethylene blue; Glycosaminoglycans; Mass screening; Mucopolysaccharides

Indexed keywords

DYE;

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; HUMAN; INFANT; JAPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASS SCREENING; MUCOPOLYSACCHARIDOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URINALYSIS;

GLYCOSAMINOGLYCANS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT CARE; MASS SCREENING; METHYLENE BLUE; MUCOPOLYSACCHARIDOSES; PAPER; PILOT PROJECTS;

EID: 0030880849     PISSN: 00098981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-8981(97)00084-3     Document Type: Article

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