Accumulated experience with prenatal diagnosis of Menkes disease by neutron activation analysis of chorionic villi specimens

Biological Trace Element Research

Volumn 71-72, Issue , 1999, Pages 551-561

  Heydorn, K ^a,c   Damsgaard, E ^a   Horn, Nina ^b  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b JOHN F KENNEDY INSTITUTE   (Denmark)

^c IBx International Consulting Denmark   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Chorionic villi; Cu contamination; Menkes carrier; Menkes disease; Prenatal diagnosis; Radiochemical neutron activation analysis (RNAA)

Indexed keywords

COPPER;

CHORION VILLUS SAMPLING; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; FEMALE; FETUS; HIGH RISK PREGNANCY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENKES SYNDROME; NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; RADIOCHEMISTRY;

EID: 0033403251     PISSN: 01634984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02784243     Document Type: Conference Paper

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