Glutaric acidemia type 1: First Saudi patient diagnosed by tandem mass spectrometry-based neonatal screening

Annals of Saudi Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 160-163

  Soufi, S ^b   Rashed, M S ^b   Al Essa, M ^b   Bucknall, M P ^b   Refi, A ^b   Badaghesh, F ^b   Habib, H S ^b   Ozand, P T ^a  

^a KING FAISAL SPECIALIST HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Saudi Arabia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACLOFEN; CARNITINE; DIAZEPAM; GLUTARYL COENZYME A DEHYDROGENASE; RIBOFLAVIN;

ACIDEMIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN SCREENING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY;

EID: 0031668109     PISSN: 02564947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5144/0256-4947.1998.160     Document Type: Article

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