Tyrosinemia type I - Diagnostic issues and prenatal diagnosis

Indian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 163-165

  Bijarnia, Sunita ^a   Puri, Ratna D ^a   Ruel, Jean ^b   Gray, George F ^c   Jenkinson, Linda ^c   Verma, Ishwar C ^a  

^a SIR GANGA RAM HOSPITAL   (India)

^b LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c BIRMINGHAM CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fumaryl acetoacetate hydroxylase enzyme; Prenatal diagnosis; Tyrosinemia type 1

Indexed keywords

2 (NITRO 4 TRIFLUOROMETHYLBENZOYL) 1,3 CYCLOHEXADIONE; ALPHA FETOPROTEIN; BENZYL DERIVATIVE; FUMARYLACETOACETASE; PORPHOBILINOGEN SYNTHASE; SUCCINYLACETONE; TYROSINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIRUS VACCINE;

AMINOACIDURIA; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ECHOGRAPHY; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FATTY LIVER; GENETIC COUNSELING; HEPATITIS A; HEPATITIS B; HEPATOMEGALY; HUMAN; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER DISEASE; MALE; PEDIATRICIAN; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SPLENOMEGALY; TYROSINEMIA; URINALYSIS; CONSANGUINITY; FEMALE; GENETICS; INFANT; PREGNANCY;

CONSANGUINITY; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; TYROSINEMIAS;

EID: 33746087320     PISSN: 00195456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02820214     Document Type: Article

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