Prenatal diagnosis of methylmalonic aciduria by analysis of organic acids and total homocysteine in amniotic fluid

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 121, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 216-219

  Zhang, Yao ^a   Yang, Yan Ling ^a   Hasegawa, Yuki ^b   Yamaguchi, Seiji ^b   Shi, Chun Yan ^a   Song, Jin Qing ^a   Sawami, Sujan ^a   Liu, Ping ^a   Yan, Rong ^a   Dong, Jin Hua ^a   Qin, Jiong ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY FIRST HOSPITAL   (China)

^b SHIMANE UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aminiotic fluid; Methylmalonic acid; Prenatal diagnosis; Total homocysteine

Indexed keywords

BETAINE; CARNITINE; CITRIC ACID; COBALAMIN; FOLIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEINE; METHYLCITRIC ACID; METHYLMALONIC ACID; PROPIONYLCARNITINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMNION FLUID ANALYSIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; FETUS; FLUORESCENCE POLARIZATION IMMUNOASSAY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INDUCED ABORTION; INFANT; MALE; METHYLMALONIC ACIDEMIA; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PROGNOSIS; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; URINE LEVEL;

EID: 39049125799     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00029330-200802010-00006     Document Type: Article

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