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The prenatal determination of glucose‐6‐phosphatase activity by fetal liver biopsy
Author(s) -
Golbus Mitchell S.,
Simpson Thomas J.,
Koresawa Mitsuhiko,
Appelman Zvi,
Alpers Charles E.
Publication year - 1988
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.1970080603
Subject(s) - in utero , glucose 6 phosphatase , fetus , phosphatase , liver biopsy , medicine , endocrinology , prenatal diagnosis , alkaline phosphatase , pregnancy , biopsy , liver enzyme , enzyme , biology , biochemistry , genetics
Two fetuses at risk for glucose‐6‐phosphatase deficiency had in utero liver biopsies. Analysis of each showed this enzyme activity to be in the normal range and the pregnancies continued. Neither child has any clinical or metabolic evidence of glucose‐6‐phosphatase deficiency.