Screening for Menkes disease using the urine HVA/VMA ratio

Journal of Inherited Metabolic Disease

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 89-93

  Matsuo, M ^a   Tasaki, R ^b   Kodama, H ^c   Hamasaki, Y ^a  

^a SAGA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Chemo Sero Therapeutic Research Institute   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPPER; HISTIDINE; HOMOVANILLIC ACID; VANILMANDELIC ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; INFANT; MASS SCREENING; MENKES SYNDROME; SCREENING TEST; URINE LEVEL;

ALLELES; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; COPPER; DOPAMINE BETA-HYDROXYLASE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HISTIDINE; HOMOVANILLIC ACID; HUMANS; MENKES KINKY HAIR SYNDROME; PILOT PROJECTS; TIME FACTORS; VANILMANDELIC ACID;

EID: 13844298755     PISSN: 01418955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10545-005-5083-6     Document Type: Article

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