Homocysteine measurement in dried blood spot for neonatal detection of homocystinurias

JIMD Reports

Volumn 5, Issue , 2012, Pages 1-6

  Alodaib, Ahmad N ^a,b   Carpenter, Kevin ^a,c   Wiley, Veronica ^a,c   Wotton, Tiffany ^a,c   Christodoulou, John ^a   Wilcken, Bridget ^a,c  

^a University of Sydney   (Australia)

^b KING FAISAL SPECIALIST HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Saudi Arabia)

^c CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT WESTMEAD   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acetyl carnitine; cblc defect; Homocysteine remethylation; Mthfr deficiency; thcy concentration

Indexed keywords

EID: 84907366630     PISSN: 21928304     EISSN: 21928312     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/8904_2011_109     Document Type: Chapter

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