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Citrulline in amniotic fluid and the prenatal diagnosis of citrullinemia
Author(s) -
Kamoun P.,
Parvy Ph.,
Dinh D. Pham,
Boué J.,
Cathelineau L.
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
prenatal diagnosis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.956
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1097-0223
pISSN - 0197-3851
DOI - 10.1002/pd.1970030111
Subject(s) - citrullinemia , argininosuccinate synthase , amniotic fluid , citrulline , prenatal diagnosis , fetus , amniocentesis , medicine , obstetrics , pregnancy , arginine , chemistry , biology , biochemistry , genetics , amino acid
We report relatively high citrulline concentration in amniotic fluid of a citrullinemic fetus suggesting that prenatal detection of this condition could be done on this basis in conjunction with a direct or an indirect determination of argininosuccinate synthetase activity in amniotic fluid cells.
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