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First trimester diagnosis of Wolman's disease
Author(s) -
Van Diggelen O. P.,
Von Koskull H.,
Ämmälä P.,
Vredeveldt G. T. M.,
Janse H. C.,
Kleijer W. J.
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.1970080905
Subject(s) - chorionic villi , lipase , pregnancy , prenatal diagnosis , first trimester , enzyme , fetus , second trimester , medicine , endocrinology , substrate (aquarium) , chemistry , biology , biochemistry , genetics , ecology
Wolman's disease was diagnosed in the first trimester of pregnancy by the direct demonstration of acid lipase deficiency in chorionic villi. The diagnosis was confirmed by studies on cultured chorionic villus cells and fetal skin fibroblasts. Acid lipase activity was assayed with both 4‐methylumbelliferyl‐palmitate and radiolabelled cholesterol oleate as substrates. The higher specificity of the enzyme for the latter, natural, substrate makes it superior in prenatal diagnosis.