Pilot study of screening for Wilson disease using dried blood spots obtained from children seen at outpatient clinics

Journal of Inherited Metabolic Disease

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 74-80

  Ohura, T ^a   Abukawa, D ^b   Shiraishi, H ^b   Yamaguchi, A ^b   Arashima, S ^b   Hiyamuta, S ^b   Tada, K ^b   Iinuma, K ^b  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CERULOPLASMIN; COPPER;

ARTICLE; AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE DISORDER; BLOOD SAMPLING; BODY GROWTH; BRAIN INJURY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIVER INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT; PILOT STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCREENING TEST; SYMPTOM; WILSON DISEASE;

CERULOPLASMIN; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEPATOLENTICULAR DEGENERATION; HUMANS; INFANT; LIVER; MALE; MUTATION; OUTPATIENTS; PILOT PROJECTS;

EID: 0032990549     PISSN: 01418955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005455401076     Document Type: Article

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